abash Definition
abash (ə bas̸h′)
transitive verb
to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
Etymology: ME abaishen < OFr esbahir, to astonish < es-, intens. (< L ex-) + stem of baer, to gape: see bay
abash Related Forms
abash′·edly (-əd lē) adverb
abash′·ment noun
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