unabashed

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The Word of the Day for December 19 is:

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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