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abashing

The correct spelling is abashing.

How to pronounce abashing

verb

Say it like: Aba-shi-ng

The correct spelling is abashing. 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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Definition

verb

  1. 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. 2.To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.

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