Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abashed

/əˈbæʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: abashed
IPA: /əˈbæʃt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

verb

simple past and past participle of abash

Example Sentences

"The scanty garments of fig-leaves with which our abashed first parents sought to conceal their nakedness."
"So spake the Lord Goldry Bluszco, standing in great pride and splendour beneath the starry canopy, and scowling terribly on the Ambassador from Witchland, so that the Ambassador was abashed and his knees smote together."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˈbæʃt/

Inflected Forms

more abashed (comparative) most abashed (superlative) abasht (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

abashedly abashedness bashful unabashed

Synonyms

ashamed confounded confused discomfited discomposed disconcerted discountenanced dismayed dumbfounded embarrassed humiliated mortified

Rhymes With

crashed smashed mashed flashed dashed trashed slashed clashed cashed bashed splashed lashed

Questions

How do you pronounce abashed?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbæʃt/.
What does abashed mean?: Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

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