Abash vs Embarrassing - What's the difference?
abash | embarrassing |
To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
(obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
Causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.
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As verbs the difference between abash and embarrassing
is that abash is to make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit while embarrassing is present participle of lang=en.As a noun embarrassing is
the action of the verb to embarrass.As an adjective embarrassing is
causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.abash
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Verb
(es)- "He was a man whom no check could abash ." – .
Usage notes
* Of abash, confuse, confound: Abash' is a stronger word than '''confuse''', but not so strong as ' confound . ** We are abashed'' when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was ''abashed'' by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is ''abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. ** We are confused'' when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often ''confused'' by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be ''confused in entering a room full of strangers. ** We are confounded'' when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually ''confounded at the discovery of his guilt. *::* Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. – John MiltonSynonyms
* confuse * confound * disconcert * shame * humiliate * embarrass * See alsoAntonyms
* embolden * reassureDerived terms
* abashed * abashedly * abashedness * abashless * abashmentAnagrams
* *References
embarrassing
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.}}