Also spelled embarrased

US /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/ UK /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/
adj verb Freq #2887

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Feeling awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people.

    She felt embarrassed when she forgot her colleague's name.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · feeling awkward, ashamed,... humiliatedmortifiedabashed
More ashameddiscombobulatedscunderedshamedshamefaced
Opposites
Word family
Forms unembarrassed
Derived forms embarrassedlyunembarrassed

Etymology

Past participle of embarrass.

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