Definitions for abashes

abashes a·bash

Spelling: [uh-bash]
IPA: /əˈbæʃ/

Abashes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in abashes (aabehss).

Definitions for abashes

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of abashes

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 abashes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for abashes
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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