Friday, December 22, 2006

unabashed   \un-uh-BASHT\   adjective
: not disconcerted : undisguised, unapologetic

Example sentence:
Mary marveled at Sean's unabashed rudeness, astonished that he could be so
obnoxious without a trace of remorse.

Did you know?
When you are "unabashed," you make no apologies for your behavior, but when
you are "abashed," your confidence has been shaken and you may feel rather
inferior or ashamed of yourself. English speakers have been using "abashed" to
describe feelings of embarrassment since the 14th century, but they have only
used "unabashed" (brazenly or otherwise) since the late 1500s. Both words can be
traced back to the Anglo-French word "abair," meaning "to astonish."






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