abashmentn.

Brit.

/əˈbaʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈbæʃmənt/

Forms: late Middle English abaisshment, late Middle English abaschement, late Middle English abaysshment, late Middle English–1500s abasshement, late Middle English–1500s abasshment, 1500s abashement, 1500s– abashment.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: abash v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < abash v. + -ment suffix, probably after Middle French esbahissement, esbayssement (end of the 12th cent. in Old French; French ébahissement ); compare Middle French (Lorraine) abaissement , abayssement (1365). Compare abashing n. and also abashance n.

The quality or state of being abashed (cf. abash v.), discomfiture, embarrassment; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [noun] > abashment

confusion1340

bashmentc1400

abashingc1404

abashmentc1430

abashancea1450

abashednessc1480

discountenance1577

modesty1594

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 26 (MED) The perfiȝt meke may not here his preisynge with oute abasshement and shamefastnesse.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xv. 43 They were dysconfyted more by abaysshment than by armes.

1523 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 36 An abashment and grete discorage to all those that be of the Frenche faccion.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliv. f. 204 A naturall abashment and shame, which with the vayle of honor doth serue, or ought to serue, for a bridle.

1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 423 That speech of the great abashment of his people should be brought to the King.

1659 C. Noble Moderate Answer To Rdr, sig. A2^v Him whom alive, he durst not look upon but with consternation and abashment.

1749 H. Walpole Let. 3 May in Corr. (1960) XX. 50 To the great abashment of the Jacobites.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. vii. 273 On her countenance there was visible neither abashment nor pride.

1877 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta (new ed.) 163 The petty abashments of a poetess not of her sphere.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood v. 96 It was the girl who had curtsied to Nicholas Hawkshaw's guest in the candle-light at Calidon. His abashment increased.

1980 M. Robinson Housekeeping ix. 177 Yet clearly he was embarrassed to knock at our door—so inarticulate with abashment and regret that Sylvie could pretend the reasons for his coming were obscure.

2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 1 Nov. 1 It was the face of Flemington last year..and is by unofficial but popular acclaim the face of Melbourne's spring carnival again, much to her abashment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	abashment
释义	abashmentn. Brit. /əˈbaʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈbæʃmənt/ Forms: late Middle English abaisshment, late Middle English abaschement, late Middle English abaysshment, late Middle English–1500s abasshement, late Middle English–1500s abasshment, 1500s abashement, 1500s– abashment. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: abash v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < abash v. + -ment suffix, probably after Middle French esbahissement, esbayssement (end of the 12th cent. in Old French; French ébahissement ); compare Middle French (Lorraine) abaissement , abayssement (1365). Compare abashing n. and also abashance n. The quality or state of being abashed (cf. abash v.), discomfiture, embarrassment; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [noun] > abashment confusion1340 bashmentc1400 abashingc1404 abashmentc1430 abashancea1450 abashednessc1480 discountenance1577 modesty1594 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 26 (MED) The perfiȝt meke may not here his preisynge with oute abasshement and shamefastnesse. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xv. 43 They were dysconfyted more by abaysshment than by armes. 1523 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 36 An abashment and grete discorage to all those that be of the Frenche faccion. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliv. f. 204 A naturall abashment and shame, which with the vayle of honor doth serue, or ought to serue, for a bridle. 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 423 That speech of the great abashment of his people should be brought to the King. 1659 C. Noble Moderate Answer To Rdr, sig. A2^v Him whom alive, he durst not look upon but with consternation and abashment. 1749 H. Walpole Let. 3 May in Corr. (1960) XX. 50 To the great abashment of the Jacobites. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. vii. 273 On her countenance there was visible neither abashment nor pride. 1877 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta (new ed.) 163 The petty abashments of a poetess not of her sphere. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood v. 96 It was the girl who had curtsied to Nicholas Hawkshaw's guest in the candle-light at Calidon. His abashment increased. 1980 M. Robinson Housekeeping ix. 177 Yet clearly he was embarrassed to knock at our door—so inarticulate with abashment and regret that Sylvie could pretend the reasons for his coming were obscure. 2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 1 Nov. 1 It was the face of Flemington last year..and is by unofficial but popular acclaim the face of Melbourne's spring carnival again, much to her abashment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1430
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