embarrass

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ See IPA manual

verb name Freq #6218

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To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable in front of others.

The crowd's laughter embarrassed him.

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1 verb · to make someone feel... abash humiliate shame disconcert

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Forms embarrasses

Derived forms disembarrassembarrassabilityembarrassableembarrassment

Etymology

Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar.

embarrasser French embarazar Spanish imbarazzare Italian embaraçar Portuguese

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# embarrass

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, name
**IPA (US):** ɪmˈbæɹəs
**Frequency rank:** 6218

## Meanings
1. To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable in front of others.

## Examples
- The crowd's laughter embarrassed him.

## Derived Forms
- disembarrass
- embarrassability
- embarrassable
- embarrassment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: embarrasser
- Root: embarazar
- Root: imbarazzare
- Root: embaraçar

## Etymology
Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar.

## AI Etymology
Embarrass is borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar. In current use, the main sense is “To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable in front of others”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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