Abash /(ȧ*băsh")/

A·bash

Abash

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Abashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Abashing

  1. To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
    Abashed, the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is.
    He was a man whom no check could abash.
    Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say.