abash (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *abash*:
VERB	emotion	abash, embarrass	cause to be embarrassed

abash > pronunciation
Sounds	ahbae'sh
Rhymes	Asch ... whiplash: 38 rhymes with aesh...

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

HyperDic: abash