abashing
1Abashing — Abash A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE …
2abashing — a·bash || É™ bæʃ v. disconcert, make someone feel ashamed, embarrass …
3abashing — …
4Abash — A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE.… …
5Abashed — Abash A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE …
6Browbeating — Brow beat ing, n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions. [1913 Webster] The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] …
7Epistles to the Corinthians — Epistles to the Corinthians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to the Corinthians INTRODUCTORY St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth St. Paul s first visit to Europe is graphically described by St. Luke (Acts, xvi xviii). When …
8English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …
9confusing — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. puzzling, bewildering, disconcerting, abashing, confounding, baffling, mystifying, perplexing, discomposing, disturbing, disorienting, unsettling, upsetting, obscuring, blurring, fuddling, befuddling, addling, complicated …
10confusion — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of confusing] Syn. obscuring, blurring, mixing up, upsetting, disturbing, embarrassing, discomfiting, abashing, agitating, addling, fuddling, miscalculation, miscalcuLating, befuddling, tangling, mixing, cluttering,… …
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