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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions abash verb (abash, es) (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; 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. He was a man whom no check could abash. - Macaulay. (intransitive) (obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. Etymology: From Old English abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, from Old French esbahir, formed from es + bair "to astonish". Known cognates: French ébahir "to astonish".      Full Definition of abash  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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