to abash

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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. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.

{v} to put to the blush, confound, perplex
(A*bash") v t [imp & p p Abashed (a*basht"); p pr & vb n Abashing ] [OE abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF esbahir, F ébahir, to astonish, fr L ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment In OE somewhat confused with abase Cf Finish ] 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
A great party
demoralize (to destroy the self-confidence of)
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
(A*bash") v t [imp & p p Abashed (a*basht"); p pr & vb n Abashing ] [OE abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF esbahir, F ébahir, to astonish, fr L ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment In OE somewhat confused with abase Cf Finish ] 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
To lose self-possession; to become ashamed
{f} disconcert, make someone feel ashamed, 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
to abash
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