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abash
Definitions
(Verb) 1. to destroy the self confidence or self posession of; disconcert; make embarassed or ashamed.Usage: When he learned of his mistake he looked abashed.
(Verb) cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
Usage: the girl was abashed after last night's antics
(Verb) to embarass
Usage: Helen felt abashed when her mother told anecdotes of when she was a baby to her boyfriend
(Verb) To embarrass.
Usage: Dad made me feel abashed at his behavior when he made that stupid joke.
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