8 Letter Words for Abashing
abashing, bhaigans
7 Letter Words for Abashing
abasing, baaings, baigans, bashing, bhaigan, bisnaga, gabnash, nashgab
6 Letter Words for Abashing
aahing, ashbin, ashing, baaing, bagani, baigan, banias, banish, basing, bhangi, bhangs, bighas, sabian, sabina, sabing, sagina, sahiba, sangah, sangha
5 Letter Words for Abashing
abash, again, aghan, aghas, ahing, ahsan, ainas, angas, angia, anigh, asian, bahai, bahan, baign, banga, bangs, bania, banig, basan, basin, bhaga, bhang, bigas, bigha, bings, gains, gansa, ghain, ghana, gnash, hagia, hains, hangs, hansa, hasan, hings, hsian, nabis, nagas, naias, naish, nasab, nighs, sabah, sabin, sagan, sahib, saiga, sanai, sanga, sangh, shina, signa, singh
4 Letter Words for Abashing
aahs, abas, agas, agba, agha, agin, agni, ahab, ahas, aias, aina, ains, anas, anba, anga, anis, ansa, ansi, asia, asin, baas, baga, bagh, bags, bahs, bain, bang, bani, bans, bash, bias, biga, bigs, bing, binh, bins, bish, gaba, gabi, gabs, gaia, gain, gash, gibs, gins, gish, haab, hagi, hags, hain, hang, hani, hans, hasn, hing, hins, hisn, inga, isba, nabs, naga, nagi, nags, naib, naig, nais, nasa, nash, nasi, ngai, nibs, nigh, saba, saga, sain, sana, sang, shab, shag, shan, shia, shin, sian, sigh, sign, sina, sing, sinh, snab, snag, snib, snig
3 Letter Words for Abashing
aah, aas, aba, abn, abs, aga, ags, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, ain, ais, ana, ans, asb, asg, ash, baa, bag, bah, bai, ban, bas, big, bin, bis, bns, bsh, gab, gan, gas, gib, gin, gis, gns, hab, hag, han, has, hia, hin, his, iaa, iba, ign, ihs, ing, ins, ish, isn, naa, nab, nag, nah, nas, nbg, nib, nig, nis, saa, sab, sag, sah, sai, san, sha, shi, sib, sig, sin
Definitions for Abashing
[1] to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering.
[2] (tr; usually passive) to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
Words related to Abashing
abashrattle, disconcert
Words nearby Abashing
abashabapical, abaptiston, abarognosis, abase, abased, abash, abashed, abasia, abasia trepidans, abasia-astasia, abat-jour
Origin of Abashing
1275–1325; Middle English abaishen < dialectal Old French abacher, Old French abaissier to put down, bring low (see abase), perhaps conflated with Anglo-French abaiss-, long stem of abair, Old French esba(h)ir to gape, marvel, amaze (es- ex-1 + -ba(h)ir, alteration of baer to open wide, gape < Vulgar Latin *batāre; cf. bay2, bay3)
Other words from Abashing
a·bash·ment , noun
Word origin for Abashing
C14: via Norman French from Old French esbair to be astonished, from es- out + bair to gape, yawn
Synonyms for Abashing
disconcert, rattle
