abash 音标拼音: [əb'æʃ]
v . 使羞愧,使脸红,使窘迫
使羞愧,使脸红,使窘迫
abash v 1 :
cause to be embarrassed ;
cause to feel self -
conscious [
synonym :
{
embarrass }, {
abash }]
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Abashed }
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n . {
Abashing }.] [
OE .
abaissen ,
abaisshen ,
abashen ,
OF .
esbahir ,
F . ['
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bahir ,
to astonish ,
fr .
L .
ex the interjection bah ,
expressing astonishment .
In OE .
somewhat confused with abase .
Cf . {
Finish }.]
To destroy the self -
possession of ;
to confuse or confound ,
as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt ,
mistake ,
or inferiority ;
to put to shame ;
to disconcert ;
to discomfit .
[
1913 Webster ]
Abashed ,
the devil stood ,
And felt how awful goodness is . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
He was a man whom no check could abash . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To confuse ;
confound ;
disconcert ;
shame .
Usage :
To {
Abash },
Confuse , {
Confound }.
Abash is a stronger word than confuse ,
but not so strong as confound .
We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority ;
as ,
Peter was abashed by the look of his Master .
So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors .
We are confused when ,
from some unexpected or startling occurrence ,
we lose clearness of thought and self -
possession .
Thus ,
a witness is often confused by a severe cross -
examination ;
a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers .
We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed ,
as it were ,
by something wholly unexpected ,
amazing ,
dreadful ,
etc .,
so that we have nothing to say .
Thus ,
a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt .
[
1913 Webster ]
Satan stood Awhile as mute ,
confounded what to say .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abash ":
abase ,
appall ,
astound ,
bewilder ,
bother ,
bring down ,
bring low ,
cast down ,
chagrin ,
confound ,
confuse ,
crush ,
debase ,
degrade ,
demean ,
diminish ,
discomfit ,
discompose ,
disconcert ,
discountenance ,
dismay ,
disturb ,
dump ,
dump on ,
embarrass ,
faze ,
flummox ,
humble ,
humiliate ,
lower ,
moider ,
mortify ,
perturb ,
pother ,
put down ,
put out ,
rattle ,
reduce ,
set down ,
take aback ,
take down ,
throw into confusion ,
trip up ,
upset
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