abash
a
[[ME abaishen < OFr esbahir, to astonish < es-, intens. (< L ex-) + stem of baer, to gape: see bay2]]
to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert—SYN. embarrass
—abash´edly (-ədlē) adv.
—abash´ment n.
—SYN. embarrass
—abash´edly (-ədlē) adv.
—abash´ment n.