adjective

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Harriet looked slightly abashed

embarrassed,ashamed,shamefaced,remorseful,mortified,conscience-stricken,humiliated,humbled,taken aback,disconcerted,nonplussed,discomfited,discomposed,distressed,chagrined,perturbed,confounded,dismayed,dumbfounded,crestfallen,sheepish,red-faced,blushing,confused,put out of countenance,discountenanced,with one’s tail between one’s legs