Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: abashed
IPA transcription: [əb'æʃt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: abashed, chagrined, embarrassed
    Meaning: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
Usage examples
  • And Margaret sate abashed.
  • Pharaoh looked a little abashed.
  • He was not in the least abashed as he stood before the lawyers.
  • I was not too much abashed to take notice that the Kelpie bridled at this.
  • He was completely but somewhat incongruously dressed, and his open, boyish face looked abashed.
  • Cassandra felt more abashed under the round-eyed gaze of the maid than if she had encountered the queen.
  • In spite of himself, he appeared abashed by my aunt's indignant tears, and came slouching out of the garden.
  • She was so abashed at her blunder, that she looked absolutely imploring, and Mr. Denis Oglethorpe smiled again.
  • Then everybody laughed and jeered at her; and she was so abashed, that she wished herself a thousand feet deep in the earth.