Definition von to abash im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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.
(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 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