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Abash

/əˈbæʃ/

To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.

📖 Definitions of "Abash"

verb
  1. 1

    To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.

  2. 2

    To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.

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