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- DictionaryEm·bar·rassed/əmˈberəst/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing embarrassment: "an embarrassed silence"
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.
adjective. us / ɪmˈber.əst / uk / ɪmˈbær.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.
: 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. : to impair the activity of (a bodily function) or the function of (a bodily part)
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.
Embarrass definition: to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash. See examples of EMBARRASS used in a sentence.
