abashment meaning

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abashment (noun): feeling embarrassed due to modesty.

Definition of abashment

  1. feeling embarrassed due to modesty

    Synonyms: bashfulness

    Type of: embarrassment

    Related forms: abash

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in NT · 9-letter words

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