Abashed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪkəzˈoʊɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːliə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪkəzˈoʊɪk/.

Examples

felt abashed at the extravagant praise
chagrined at the poor sales of his book
was embarrassed by her child's tantrums

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embarrassed chagrined abash embarrass

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
adjective	feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious “felt abashed at the extravagant praise”

Word Forms

embarrassment	noun	some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
abashment	noun	feeling embarrassed due to modesty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschämt

Grund zur Verlegenheit sein; Ursache, sich selbstbewusst zu fühlen

🇫🇷French

confus

causer d'être embarrassé; cause de se sentir gêné

🇪🇸Spanish

avergonzado

causar vergüenza; causar sensación de cohibición

🇮🇹Italian

imbarazzato

motivo di imbarazzo; motivo di sentirsi a disagio

🇳🇱Dutch

beschaamd

aanleiding geven tot schaamte; ervoor zorgen dat u zich zelfbewust voelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

envergonhado

causar vergonha; fazer com que se sinta constrangido

🇷🇺Russian

смущенный

вызвать смущение; вызывать чувство неловкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घबराया हुआ

शर्मिंदा होने का कारण; आत्म-जागरूक महसूस करने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

লাঞ্ছিত

বিব্রত হওয়ার কারণ; আত্মসচেতন বোধ করার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெட்கப்பட்டார்

சங்கடத்திற்கு காரணம்; சுய உணர்வை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సిగ్గుపడ్డాడు

ఇబ్బందికి కారణం; స్వీయ స్పృహ కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अभद्र

लाज वाटणे; आत्म-जागरूक वाटण्यास कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરમજનક

શરમજનક થવાનું કારણ; સ્વ-સભાન અનુભવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಚಿಕೆಪಟ್ಟರು

ಮುಜುಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ; ಸ್ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാണിച്ചു

ലജ്ജിക്കാൻ കാരണം; സ്വയം അവബോധം തോന്നാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਾ

ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਸਵੈ-ਚੇਤੰਨ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

شرمندہ

شرمندہ ہونے کا سبب؛ خود کو باشعور محسوس کرنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羞愧的

导致尴尬；导致感到不自在

🇯🇵Japanese

恥ずかしかった

恥ずかしい思いをさせる。自意識過剰になる

🇰🇷Korean

부끄러워

당황하게 만들다; 자의식을 느끼게 한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xấu hổ

gây ra sự xấu hổ; khiến bạn cảm thấy tự ti

🇹🇭Thai

เขินอาย

ทำให้เกิดความอับอาย; ทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกประหม่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

malu

menyebabkan rasa malu; menyebabkan perasaan minder

🇵🇭Filipino

nahihiya

dahilan upang mapahiya; maging sanhi ng pakiramdam ng sarili

🇲🇾Malay

terperanjat

menyebabkan malu; menyebabkan rasa sedar diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خجول

يسبب الإحراج؛ سبب للشعور بالوعي الذاتي

🇮🇷Persian

شرمنده

باعث خجالت شود باعث احساس خودآگاهی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

utanmış

utanmasına neden olmak; kendini bilinçli hissetmene neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נבוך

לגרום לנבוך; לגרום לתחושת מודעות עצמית

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