v. (with 'to be') to publicly rebuke
v. (with 'to be') to cause shame to: embarrass. (Weiser).
"Mrs. Adelson was mavayish a big developer at the Lakewood town meeting."
"When he told everyone my bad grade, the teacher was mevayesh me publicly." (Weiser)
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calque of Yid. מבֿייש זײַן mevayesh zayn 'shame, disgrace, humiliate'
mevayish, mavayesh, mavayish
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