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Definition of abashed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abashed

adjective
 
/əˈbæʃt/
 
/əˈbæʃt/
 [not before noun]
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  1. embarrassed and ashamed because of something that you have done
    • He glanced at Juliet accusingly and she looked suitably abashed.
    opposite unabashedTopics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • a little
    • slightly
    • etc.
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- ‘utterly’ + bair ‘astound’ + -ed.
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