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Abash Pronunciation
Abash is pronounced uh-BASH, IPA /əˈbæʃ/.
uh-BASH
US /əˈbæʃ/
Syllables: uh · BASH (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed.
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Abash in a Sentence
- Nothing seemed to abash him.
- Criticism of that sort would abash most people.
- She was not easy to abash.
Common Mispronunciations of Abash
Not A-bash
BASH takes the push and the opening is a bare uh. About, above and abandon all treat the first a the same way.
Not uh-BAYSH
The a in the loud beat is flat, the one in cash. Lengthening it makes the word sound invented.
Tip: The negative unabashed is far commoner than abash itself, and it keeps the same beat on BASH.
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