abashment
/əˈbæʃ.mənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "And the lorde shall smyte the with madnesse, and blyndnesse & abashment of herte."
- "For her faint hart was with the frosen cold Benumbd so inly, that her wits nigh fayld, And all her sences with abashment quite were quayld."
- "On my appearing her Spirits again took the Alarm. She scarce ventured a Glance toward me. I was greatly pained by the Abashment under which I saw she laboured, and I hastened to relieve myself as well as her from the Distress."
- "“Did he say he would let you meet some white women if you joined the reds?” He knew that sex relations between blacks and whites were repulsive to most white men. “Nawsuh,” he said, simulating abashment."
- "[…] Marc, who well knew the pangs and abashments of romantic love, recognized the emotions here as genuine and heartfelt and was encouraged."
Etymology
From Middle English abaisshment, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”) alteration of esbaissement, from esbaiss + -ment. Compare French ébahissement. Equivalent to abash + -ment.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: abaisshment, abaissement
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbæʃ.mənt/
- British English: /əˈbæʃ.mənt/