zahanbit — meaning in English

English meaning

• abash verb 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.
• mortify verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Senses

zahanbit is used for these senses in English:

• abash (transitive) 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. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
• mortify (transitive, usually, used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate. [from 17th c.]

abash — full definition

1. verb 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. verb To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.

mortify — full definition

1. verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
2. verb To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
3. verb To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
4. verb To affect with vexation or chagrin.

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