abashed Play adjectiveEmbarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. SYNONYMS ashamedblushingchagrinedconfoundedconfusedconscience-strickencrestfallendiscomfiteddiscomposeddisconcerteddiscountenanceddismayeddistresseddumbfoundedembarrassedhumbledhumiliatedmortifiednonplussedperturbedput out of countenancered-facedremorsefulshamefacedsheepishtaken abackwith one's tail between one's legs