embarrass
verb (used with object)
to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash.
has embarrassed
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present perfectof embarrass (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The fall of Abalos and Cerdan -- two of Sanchez's closest allies -- has embarrassed a Sanchez who took power promising to clean up Spanish politics.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The escape has embarrassed the government, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has also criticised the initial decision to grant Uss house arrest.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2023
“He has embarrassed himself, the city and the mayor, and he is someone who should have known better. It’s shameful.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2021
The Daily Mirror says the US president has embarrassed Theresa May, while the Daily Mail calls Mr Trump's intervention "characteristically undiplomatic".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2018
And the unhappy Corydon betrays by his confusion how much this slip of the tongue has embarrassed him—at least, that he wishes her to think so.
From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous
