abash
Make someone blush
To abash is to make someone feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed, typically by exposing a fault or putting them in an awkward position.
The word usually appears as the past participle: She was abashed by his blunt criticism.
Nothing abashed, he continued his speech—meaning undeterred by embarrassment.
Cause severe embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
self-conscious · red-faced · discomfiture · crestfallen · awkward · stammer · shamefaced · disconcert
Unassuming about oneself
- chastenDiscipline to improve
- degradeLower in standing
- demeanLower in standing
- mortifyCause severe embarrassment
disgrace · dishonor · put down · cow · subdue · deflate · crush · squash
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
compunction · penitence · regret · ignominy · stigma · disgrace · dishonor · shamefacedness
mortify
Cause severe embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
sheepish · self-conscious · red-faced · discomfiture · crestfallen · awkward · stammer · shamefaced · disconcert · confound
humble
Unassuming about oneself
mortify · disgrace · dishonor · put down · cow · subdue · deflate · crush · squash · cut down to size
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- reproachExpression of disappointment
self-reproach · compunction · penitence · regret · ignominy · stigma · disgrace · dishonor · shamefacedness · hang one's head
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- outdo someoneoutshine, outclass, outdo, eclipse, surpass