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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
- embarrassed adjective
- embarrassingly adverb
- preembarrass verb (used with object)
- unembarrassed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of embarrass1
Word History and Origins
Origin of embarrass1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Nobody should feel embarrassed or ashamed about their disabilities," he said.
Rogen, who arrived backstage unable to carry all the trophies he had acquired, joked: it's "getting embarrassing".
“It’s getting embarrassing,” Rogen said of his numerous speeches Sunday evening.
“I think tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life. ... Who cares if you get embarrassed?”
Was he embarrassed to be here with me?
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