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What is the difference between ashamed and abashed?

ashamed | abashed |

As adjectives the difference between ashamed and abashed

is that ashamed is feeling shame or guilt while abashed is embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

As verbs the difference between ashamed and abashed

is that ashamed is (ashame) while abashed is (abash).

ashamed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling shame or guilt.

    • Antonyms

    * proud

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ashame)

    • abashed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * abasht (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

    • Derived terms

    * abashedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abash)