ABASHMENT

abashment, bashfulness

(noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abashment (countable and uncountable, plural abashments)

The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Source: Wiktionary


A*bash"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©bahissement.]

Definition: The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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