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What does abashment mean?

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Noun
  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
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And much to my abashment he and the old man fell upon my neck and kissed me on both cheeks.
If the latter is the case, that might be cause for at least a slight sense of abashment, if not shame.
He tells that story, without abashment, with pride almost, but then being who he is he can get away with it.
He dropped the hand that had been lightly resting on her arm, and his dapper air of self-confidence wilted in abashment.
Crimsoning, Alrek fell from his hill of scorn to the valley of abashment.
Mr. Garland accepted the introduction with signs of abashment, but stated his business simply.

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