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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abash/əˈbaʃ/
▶verb (usu. as adj. abashed) cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
– derivatives
abashment noun.
abashment noun.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. abaiss-; cf. OFr. esbaiss-, esbair, from es- ‘utterly’ + bair ‘astound’.
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