abashment

English

Etymology

From Middle English abaishment, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”) alteration of esbaissement, from esbaiss + -ment.[1] Compare French ébahissement.

Pronunciation

Noun

abashment (countable and uncountable, plural abashments)

  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
  2. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2
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