abashment

abashment
noun /əˈbæʃmənt/
The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.

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  • Abashment — A*bash ment ( ment), n. [Cf. F. [ e]bahissement.] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abashment — index embarrassment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • abashment — noun see abash …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abashment — See abash. * * * …   Universalium

  • abashment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Self conscious distress: chagrin, confusion, discomfiture, discomposure, embarrassment. See PAIN …   English dictionary for students

  • abashment — É™bæʃmÉ™nt n. embarrassment, shame …   English contemporary dictionary

  • abashment — n. Confusion, shame, mortification, embarrassment …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • abashment — n awe, dismay, consternation, confusion, discomfiture; embarrassment, mortification, shame, humiliation, chagrin, vexation; shyness, bashfulness, self consciousness …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • abashment — abash·ment …   English syllables

  • abashment — noun feeling embarrassed due to modesty • Syn: ↑bashfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bashful (for: ↑bashfulness), ↑abash • Hypernyms: ↑embarrassment …   Useful english dictionary

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