abashedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From abashed +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.nɪs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.nɪs/

Noun[edit]

abashedness (uncountable)

(rare) The state of being abashed; abashment. [Mid 16^th century.]^[1]

References[edit]

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abashedness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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