embarrass
verb (used with object)
to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash.
have embarrassed
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present perfectof embarrass.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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Starters this decade have averaged less than 4 ⅔ innings and about 74 pitches per game in the postseason, an outing that would have embarrassed their predecessors from generations ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Experts say their successes have embarrassed regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, the main backer of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
Both the family and Forza Italia deny any links to the leaking of the remarks, which have embarrassed Georgia Meloni, who took office in October last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023
Does any fan seriously think that the lowly Dolphins would have embarrassed top-tier quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, or Ben Roethlisberger they way they did Goff?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2020
“You know, Turner” she said quietly, “you may have embarrassed your father.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
