abashment
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abashment
- /əˈbæʃ.mənt/ UK
- /əˈbæʃ.mənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English abaisshment, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”) alteration of esbaissement, from esbaiss + -ment. Compare French ébahissement. Equivalent to abash + -ment.
noun abashments
- The state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged. And the lorde shall smyte the with madnesse, and blyndnesse & abashment of herte.
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noun the state of being abashed; confusion from shame
| Português | confusão, vergonha |
|---|---|
| Italiano | confusione, imbarazzo, turbamento |
| Română | jenă, rușine, rușinare |
| Русский | расте́рянность rastérjannostʹ, смуще́ние smuščénije, замеша́тельство zamešátelʹstvo |
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