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ABASHING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for ABASHING: embarrassing, confusing, rattling, flustering, disconcerting, discountenancing, mortifying, bothering; Antonyms of ABASHING: ...
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ABASH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
transitive verb : to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert He had never blushed in his life; no humiliation could abash him.
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abashing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
abashing (comparative more abashing, superlative most abashing). Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
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abashing
abashing, vbl. n. (əˈbæʃɪŋ) Also 4 abasshyng; and in Northern writers, 5– abaysing, abaisyng, abasing; not to be confounded with abasing. [f. abash v. + -ing1.] The act of confounding, or putting to dismay; the state of confusion, dismay, or astonishment; abashment. Now mostly gerundial.c 1374 Chauc...
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ABASH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
abash in American English (əˈbæʃ ) verb transitive to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
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Abash - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Abash is, in fact, a verb that means you have caused another person to feel awkward, bashful, embarrassed, or ashamed.
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enbaissing
† enˈbaissing, vbl. n. Obs. In 4 enbaissynge, enbasshinge. [corrupt var. of abaissing, abashing.] Abashment, dismay.c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. iv. i. 109 A grete meruayle and an enbaissynge [v.r. enbasshinge] wiþouten ende [L. infiniti stuporis].
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Abashing - The Free Dictionary
[Middle English abaishen, to lose one's composure, from Old French esbahir, esbahiss- : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + baer, to gape; ...
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Abashing
Abashing ... ABASH'ING, participle present tense Putting to shame or confusion.
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ABASH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
to embarrass someone or make them feel uncomfortable: Her elder cousins abashed her by commenting on her shyness. They tried not to be abashed by the unfamiliar ...
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abash | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
abashes, abashing, abashed. definition: to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. He was abashed by his drunken behavior of the night before.One ...
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abash - WordWeb Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Verb: abash u'bash. Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious "He was abashd by their kindness"; - embarrass. Derived forms: abashed, abashes, ...
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astonying
† aˈstonying, vbl. n. Obs. [f. prec. + -ing1.] = astonishing, astonishment; see their senses.1388 Wyclif Amos iv. 6 Y gaf to ȝou astonying [1382 eggyng] of teeth in all ȝoure cities. 1576 Baker Gesner's Jewel Health 131 a, The person troubled with ..the astonying of partes. 1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr....
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abasing
▪ I. abasing, vbl. n. (əˈbeɪsɪŋ) [f. abase v. + -ing1.] The action of lowering or depressing, a. physically. b. in mind or feeling. c. of debasing or depreciating the currency (obs.). Now mostly gerundial.1555 Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (1878) 298 The inestimable loss it [England] suffered by the ...
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stonish
▪ I. † ˈstonish, a. Obs. [f. stone n. + -ish1.] Resembling, or having the character of, stone; stony. (Chiefly fig.)c 1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 158 Harde and stonysshe ware y{supt} hert. 1530 Palsgr. 302 Pierreux, stony or stonysshe. 1551 Robinson tr. More's Utopia ii. (1895) 206 Is there annye...
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