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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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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