1. dishearten Any sense of inferiority abashes, with or without the sense of wrong. The poor are abashed at the splendor of wealth, the ignorant at the learning of the wise. "I might have been abashed by the Synonyms: abash, bewilder, daunt, embarrass, mortify, chagrin, discompose, humble, overawe, confound, disconcert, humiliate, shame, confuse, dishearten Antonyms: animate, cheer, encourage, rally, buoy, embolden, inspirit, uphold