abash
1 synonym and 3 antonyms for abash, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, so that they lose their composure.
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Etymology
Attested from 1303, as Middle English abaisen, abaishen, abashen (“lose one's composure, be upset”), from the later 14th-century also transitive "to make ashamed, to perplex or embarrass"; from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, abaisser (“lose one's composure, be startled, be stunned”), from Old French esb...
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