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Abashment

Definition: Abashment

Abashment

Noun

1. 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: Abashment

Synonym: bashfulness (n). (additional references)

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Modern Translations: Abashment

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.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Abashment

Derivations

Words beginning with "abashment": abashments. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Abashment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abasment. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Abashment"

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. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Abashment

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Abashment


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 62 61 73 68 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -...    .-    ...    ....    --    .    -.    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100010 01100001 01110011 01101000 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#98 &#97 &#115 &#104 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

356867857479718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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