abochornar — meaning in English
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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.
- blush verb To turn red in the face, usually from embarrassment, shame, or shyness.
- embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
Senses
abochornar 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).]
- blush (intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
- embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
abash — full definition
- 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.
- verb To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
blush — full definition
- verb To turn red in the face, usually from embarrassment, shame, or shyness.
- noun A reddening of the face caused by embarrassment or shyness.