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Definition: Abashment |
AbashmentNoun1. Feeling embarrassed due to modesty. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "abashment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Synonym: AbashmentSynonym: bashfulness (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "abashment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | benardheid (embarrassment, perplexity). (various references) | |
Albanian | turbullim (dimness, discomposure, disturbance, embarrassment, haziness, muddiness, obscuration, opacity, perturbation), hutim (absence of mind, absentmindedness, bewilderment, confusion, discomfiture, distraction, inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, maze, nonplus, perplexity, puzzlement, vagueness, wool gathering). (various references) | |
Arabic | الخجل (shame). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | стеснение (constraint, qualm, stenosis, uneasiness), смущение (alarm, bewilderment, confusion, discomposure, disorder, disturbance, embarrassment, intimidation, muddle, perplexity, perturbation, ruffle, uneasiness, upset), объркване (addlement, bewilderment, commotion, confusion, discomfiture, dislocation, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, fuddle, involution, maze, stir, tizzy, tumble). (various references) | |
Czech | zahanbení. (various references) | |
Dutch | penarie (embarrassment, perplexity), knelpunt (bottleneck, embarrassment, perplexity, traffic bottleneck), hinder (embarrassment, nuisance, perplexity, trouble), benardheid (embarrassment, perplexity). (various references) | |
Esperanto | honto (shame), embaraso (embarrassment, perplexity). (various references) | |
Faeroese | trupulleiki (embarrassment, perplexity). (various references) | |
Finnish | pula (crisis, embarrassment, fix, mess, perplexity, pinch, predicament, pula, shortage). (various references) | |
French | embarras. (various references) | |
German | Verlegenheit (awkwardness, disconcertedness, embarrassment, nonplus, perplexity, quandary), Lästiges (embarrassment, perplexity), Hemmnis (embarrassment, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, perplexity, restraint), Bescha.mung, Verlegenheit. (various references) | |
Greek | ντρόπιασμα. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "עלב" (affront, insulting, invective), "כלמ" (affront, insulting), בזוי (abasement, abject, contempt, contemptible, cursed, deprecation, despicable, despised, despising, ignominius, measly, menial, pitiful, vile). (various references) | |
Hungarian | zavar (annoy, awkwardness, bafflement, bewilderment, bother, confusion, difficulties, discomfiture, discomposure, disorder, disorientation, disturb, disturbance, embarrassment, fermentation, harass, hitch, interfere, jam, mess-up, nonplus, perplexity, perturbation, puzzle, puzzlement, quandary, self-consciousness, shuffling, snarl, to discommode, to disturb, to fluster, to get into sy's hair, to get under one's skin, to incommode, to inconvenience, to put to it), meghökkenés (amazement), kelletlen érzés, hüledezés, elképedés (amazement, bewilderment, stupefaction, stupor, surprise). (various references) | |
Italian | confusione (abulia, ado, bedlam, bewilderment, carry on, chaos, clutter, commotion, confounding, confusion, disorder, disturbance, embarrassment, fuss, haze, hotchpotch, hubbub, jumble, mess, mix up, muddle, noise, pother, puzzledom, shambles, stir). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abashmentay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | embaraço (awkwardness, catch, cloggyness, complication, constrained, corner, difficulty, embarrassment, encumbrance, fix, hobble, hole, impel, mat, mess, mind-breaker, nonplus, obstacle, perplexity, pinch, quandary, rub, trouble). (various references) | |
Romanian | umilinţã (humility, modesty, submissiveness), stingherealã (embarrassment, trouble), ruşine (abomination, bashfulness, blot, confusion, contempt, disgrace, infamy, reproach, scandal, shame, shyness, stain), ocarã (abuse, disgrace, insult, shame), jenã (awkwardness, bashfulness, discomfort, embarrassment, hindrance, reserve, shyness, squirm, timidity, uncomfortableness, uneasiness, want), încurcãturã (confusion, difficulty, encumbrance, entanglement, fix, hash, involution, involvement, loss, lost, mess, mire, mishmash, morass, perplexity, pretty kettle of fish, puzzle, scrape, stew, tangle, trouble, upset). (various references) | |
Russian | смущение (bewilderment, blankness, confusion, disorder, dither, embarrassment, perturbation). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zbunjenost (bewilderment, blankness, confusion, constraint, discomfiture, embarrassment, perplexity, puzzlement, quandary). (various references) | |
Spanish | vergüenza (bashfulness, disgrace, embarrassment, ignominy, odium, shame, shamefacedness, shamefulness). (various references) | |
Swedish | blygsel (confusion, disgrace, shame). (various references) | |
Ukranian | сором (dishonor, dishonour, shame), ніяковість (confusion, shamefacedness, uneasiness), зніяковіння (pucker), збентеження (agitation, amazement, bewilderment, blunder, confusion, dismay, distraction, embarrassment, nonplus, puzzlement, tumult). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự luống cuống (disconcertment), sự lúng túng (discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassiment, flounder, perplexity, sheepishness), sự bối rối (discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertment, fuddle, perplexity, puzzle, stew, trepidation). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "abashment": abashments. (additional references) | |
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"Abashment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abasment. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "abashment" (pronounced 'A*bash"ment'): Abasement, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, impingement, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-h-m-n-s-t" | |
-2 letters: anthems, bantams, baseman, batsman, batsmen, hamates, hetmans. | |
-3 letters: abates, absent, ameban, amebas, aments, ansate, anthem, ashman, ashmen, asthma, atmans, bantam, bathes, batman, batmen, bemata, hamate, hasten, hetman, manats, mantas, mantes, matsah, seaman, shaman, snathe, stamen, thanes. | |
-4 letters: abase, abash, abate, abeam, abets, amahs, ameba, amens, ament, ansae, antae, antas, antes, ashen, atman, atmas, bahts, banes, baste, bates, bathe, baths, beams, beans, beast, beats, bemas, bents, betas, beths, etnas, haems, haets, hames, hansa, hanse, hants, haste, hates, heats, hents, mabes, manas, manat, manes, manse, manta, mates, maths, means, meant, meats, mensa, menta, meths, nabes, names, nates, neath, neats, nemas, samba, satem, shame, shent, snath, stane, steam, tabes, tames, teams, thane, thens. | |
-5 letters: aahs, abas, abet, ahem, amah, amas, amen, anas, anes, ansa, anta, ante, ants, asea, ates, atma, baas, baht, bams, bane, bans, base, bash, bast, bate, bath, bats, beam, bean, beat, bema, bens, bent, best, beta, beth, bets, east, eath, eats, etas, eths, etna, haem, haen, haes, haet, hame, hams, hant, hast, hate, hats, heat, hems, hens, hent, hest, hets, mabe, maes, mana, mane, mans, mash, mast, mate, math, mats, mean, meat, mesa, mesh, meta, meth, nabe, nabs, name, neat, nebs, nema, nest, nets, sabe, same, sane, sate, seam, seat, sent, seta, sham, shat, shea, stab, stem, tabs, tame, tams, tans, team, teas, tens, thae, than, them, then. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-h-m-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: abashments. | |
+3 letters: antechambers. | |
+4 letters: analphabetism, bantamweights. | |
+5 letters: analphabetisms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 61 73 68 6D 65 6E 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .- ... .... -- . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01100001 01110011 01101000 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b a s h m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0061 0073 0068 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)356867857479718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Derivations | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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