English > abash: 1 sense > verb 1, emotionMeaning | Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Model | The bad news will abash him; The good news will abash her |
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Synonym | embarrass |
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Narrower | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off | Cause to feel embarrassment |
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Broader | upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit | Cause to lose one's composure |
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Spanish | avergonzar, confundir |
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Catalan | apenar, avergonyir, confondre, torbar |
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Nouns | abashment | feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
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