US /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/ UK /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/
adj Freq #79059

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not embarrassed, ashamed, or self-conscious; confidently composed

    She was unabashed by the criticism and calmly repeated her question.

  2. 2
    adj

    openly displayed or admitted without shame, concealment, or restraint

    He expressed unabashed admiration for the extravagant design.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not embarrassed, ashamed,... unembarrassedunashamedunfazedself-possessed
2 adj · openly displayed or... undisguisedopenunrestrainedblatant
Word family
Derived forms unabashedlyunabashedness
Related forms abashbashfulshame

Etymology

Formed from un- + abashed, the past participle of abash ("make ashamed or embarrassed"). Abash came through Middle English and Old French from a verb meaning "astonish" or "make gape"; unabashed describes someone or something untouched by that social discomfort.

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