abash [verb]: to destroy the self-confidence of, make ashamed, disconcert.
Example: He looked abashed as his boss scolded him.
Related words: abashment [noun], abashedly [adverb], abashed [adjective]
Synonyms: discompose, disconcert, embarrass, fluster, nonplus, perturb, rattle, shame, unsettle
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