Definitions for abash

abash a·bash

Spelling: [uh-bash]
IPA: /əˈbæʃ/

Abash is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in abash (aabhs).

Definitions for abash

verb (used with object)

  1. to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed:

Origin of abash

1275-1325; Middle English abaishen dialectal Old French abacher, Old French abaissier to put down, bring low (see abase), perhaps conflated with Anglo-French abaiss-

Examples for abash

Divers flocks of clouds, camp-followers of the storm, could not abash her.

“She striveth alway to abash (frighten) and trouble me,” sighed Maude.

It would have been useless; nothing could alter or abash her inherent unmorality.

Her reticence in that respect, however, did not in the least abash Jesse.

It is impossible to outface Milton, or to abash him with praise.

"Nothing in the world can abash me now," I thought as I wandered carelessly about the salon.

Nor did her presence in the least abash the boys, for they saw no impropriety in the act.

And yet, what other course had I to take with a man whom no denial, no scorn could abash?

The presence of the strangers did not abash her in the least.

As I said before, those gentlemen-rascals are hard to abash.

Word Value for abash
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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