Synonyms for abashment
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
Forms
- Plural
- abashments → shames, confusions, embarrassments, chagrins…
Example sentences
- shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
- confusion He disappeared, taking advantage of the confusion.
- embarrassment Laïcité is an embarrassment to the secular world.
- chagrin He often hastens physical intimacy, much to the chagrin of his dates.
- bashfulness Is my bashfulness a problem for you?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abashment | steady | |
| shame | rising | |
| confusion | steady | |
| embarrassment | rising | |
| chagrin | rising | |
| bashfulness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shame1
- 7 letters
- chagrin2
- 9 letters
- confusion3
- 11 letters
- bashfulness3
- 12 letters
- discomfiture
- 13 letters
- embarrassment4, mortification4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chagrin2 = 2 syllables).