abashed

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈbæʃt/ UK /əˈbæʃt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
embarrassed, ashamed, or disconcerted

He looked abashed when his mistake was pointed out.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · embarrassed, ashamed, or... embarrassed ashameddisconcertedmortified sheepishdiscomfitedchagrined

Opposites

unabashed confident composed brazen unashamed

Word family

Derived forms abashedly

Related forms abash bashful

Etymology

Past participle of abash, from Old French esbaïr ('to be astonished'), from es- (ex-, 'out') + baïr ('to gape'), of imitative origin.

esbaïr Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abashed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈbæʃt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbæʃt/

## Meanings
1. embarrassed, ashamed, or disconcerted

## Examples
- He looked abashed when his mistake was pointed out.

## Synonyms
- embarrassed
- ashamed
- disconcerted
- mortified
- sheepish
- discomfited
- chagrined

## Antonyms
- unabashed
- confident
- composed
- brazen
- unashamed

## Derived Forms
- abashedly

## Related Forms
- abash
- bashful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: esbaïr

## Etymology
Past participle of abash, from Old French esbaïr ('to be astonished'), from es- (ex-, 'out') + baïr ('to gape'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Abashed is the past participle of abash, from Old French esbaïr ('to be astonished'), from es- (ex-, 'out') + baïr ('to gape'), of imitative origin. The historical trail runs through Old French esbaïr. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means embarrassed, ashamed, or disconcerted. Derived formations include abashedly; related forms include abash, bashful.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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