ABASHED
abashed, chagrined, embarrassed
(adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed; “felt abashed at the extravagant praise”; “chagrined at the poor sales of his book”; “was embarrassed by her child’s tantrums”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
abashed (comparative more abashed, superlative most abashed)
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Verb
abashed
simple past tense and past participle of abash
Synonyms
• embarrassed
• ashamed
• shamefaced
• mortified
• humiliated
• taken aback
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• discomfited
• discomposed
• perturbed
• confounded
• dismayed
• dumbfounded
• confused
• put out of countenance
• discountenanced
Source: Wiktionary
ABASH
A*bash", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abashed; p.pr. & vb. n. Abashing.] Etym:
[OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF.esbahir, F. ébahir, to
astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment.
In OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. Finish.]
Definition: To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as
by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or
inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
Abashed, the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is. Milton.
He was a man whom no check could abash. Macaulay.
Syn.
– To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame.
– To Abash, Confuse, Confound. Abash is a stronger word than
confuse, but not so strong as confound. We are abashed when struck
either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as,
Peter was abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his
superiors. We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling
occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a
witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid
person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers. We
are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by
something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have
nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the
discovery of his guilt.
Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition