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Rareabashed
The correct spelling is abashed.
How to pronounce abashed
verb
IPA: /əˈbæʃt/
Say it like: Aba-she-d
The correct spelling is abashed. To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
- 2.To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
adjective
- 1.Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
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