unabashed

/'ʌnə'bæʃt/

Thân thiện

She gave an unabashed smile after her successful presentation.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed: Describes a person who displays confidence and lack of shame, especially in situations where others might feel awkward or self-conscious.
   • Not concealed or disguised; obvious: Describes feelings, qualities, or actions that are openly and confidently displayed without any attempt to hide them.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage:

  • Despite the criticism, she was unabashed in her support for the controversial policy.
  • He told his silly joke with unabashed enthusiasm, not caring if people laughed at him.

• Describing Open Displays:

  • The child watched the parade with unabashed wonder, her eyes wide with excitement.
  • The report was an unabashed celebration of the company's success, ignoring its recent failures.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "unabashed by": Not feeling shame or embarrassment despite a specific cause or situation.

  • She was unabashed by her lack of formal training and presented her ideas with confidence.

• Used to emphasize a total lack of inhibition or restraint.

  • The biography is an unabashed tribute to the author's hero, containing no critical analysis whatsoever.

Variants and Related Words

• Unabashedly (adverb): In an unabashed manner.

  • He unabashedly admitted that he loved the sentimental movie.

• Abashed (adjective): Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. (This is the direct antonym from which "unabashed" is formed by adding the prefix "un-".)

  • He felt abashed when he realized his mistake.

Synonyms

• Unembarrassed: Not feeling or showing embarrassment.
• Unashamed: Feeling or showing no guilt, embarrassment, or shame.
• Shameless: Behaving in a way that shows a lack of shame, often with a more negative connotation than "unabashed."
• Bold: Confident and courageous, often in a way that is noticeable.

Antonyms

• Abashed: Embarrassed or ashamed.
• Ashamed: Feeling shame or guilt.
• Sheepish: Showing embarrassment from shame or a lack of confidence.
• Diffident: Modest or shy due to a lack of self-confidence.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not embarrassed
   • a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality- Jerome Stone
   • an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unembarrassed