embarrassed B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled embarrased US /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/ UK /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ See IPA manual Freq #2887 Meanings 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 honoredproudunabashed Word family Forms unembarrassed Derived forms embarrassedlyunembarrassed Related forms blushcringehumbleshameshy Appears in Phrases (1) See all too embarrassed so ashamed or awkward that it prevents a particular action Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details Past participle of embarrass. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # embarrassed **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ **Frequency rank:** 2887 ## Meanings 1. Feeling awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people. ## Examples - She felt embarrassed when she forgot her colleague's name. ## Synonyms - abashed - ashamed - discombobulated - mortified - scundered - shamed - shamefaced ## Antonyms - honored - proud - unabashed ## Derived Forms - embarrassedly - unembarrassed ## Related Forms - blush - cringe - humble - shame - shy ## Etymology Past participle of embarrass. ## AI Etymology Embarrassed is the past participle of embarrass. In current use, the main sense is “Feeling awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown