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- Dictionaryem·bar·rassed/əmˈberəst/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing embarrassment: "an embarrassed silence"
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The meaning of EMBARRASSED is feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress. How to use embarrassed in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ɪmˈbær.əst / us / ɪmˈber.əst / Add to word list. B1. feeling ashamed or shy: embarrassed about She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor. [ + to infinitive ] I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing.
1. a. : to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress. bawdy stories embarrassed him. : to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties. c. : to involve in financial difficulties. 2. a. : to hamper the movement of. b. : hinder, impede. 3. : to make intricate : complicate. 4.
Definitions of embarrassed. adjective. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious. “was embarrassed by her child's tantrums” synonyms: abashed, chagrined. discomposed. having your composure disturbed. adjective. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride. synonyms: humiliated, mortified. ashamed.
Definition of embarrassed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. feeling ashamed or shy: embarrassed about She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor. [ + to infinitive ] I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong.
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. Synonyms: hinder, hamper. to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt: The decline in sales embarrassed the company.
A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed, or guilty about something..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. verb. If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. His clumsiness embarrassed him. [VERB noun] It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on. [VERB noun that] 2. verb.
You feel embarrassed when you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel awkward in front of other people: I was embarrassed about forgetting his name.
