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embarrass
[em-bar-uhs]
verb (used with object)
to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash.
His bad table manners embarrassed her.
to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate.
to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede.
The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt.
The decline in sales embarrassed the company.
verb (used without object)
to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused.
embarrass
/ ɪmˈbærəs /
verb
(also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster
(usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties
archaic, to make difficult; complicate
archaic, to impede; obstruct; hamper
Other Word Forms
- embarrassedly adverb
- embarrassingly adverb
- preembarrass verb (used with object)
- unembarrassed adjective
- embarrassed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of embarrass1
Word History and Origins
Origin of embarrass1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The new restrictions come after the Pentagon was embarrassed by a leak of war plans in Yemen.
For me, more than anything, it was anxiety whispering in my ear: Do you want to spend four days preparing for the chance that you’ll just embarrass yourself?
No country likes to remember embarrassing periods of its history.
"But I never felt embarrassed. Rather I was proud of him."
Admitting that green neuroses and general overregulation of everything are responsible for the decline of Europe’s steel industry would be embarrassing for Brussels.
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