Associations to the word «Abashed»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ABASHED, adjective. Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
ABASHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of abash
Dictionary definition
ABASHED, adjective. Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.