abash
a·bash (ə-băshʹ)tr.v. a·bashed, a·bash·ing, a·bash·es To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass. [Middle English abaishen, to lose one's composure, from Old French esbahir, esbahiss- : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-. See ex-) + baer, to gape; see bay2.] a·bashʹment n.
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