embarrassed
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embarrassed
- /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ UK, US
- /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/
Where it comes from
Past participle of embarrass.
adjective more embarrassed · most embarrassed
- Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
- Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation. […] they could let their eyes hover tenderly on the far-off white cliffs that so often had signalled to the embarrassed English a promise of safety.
Similar: abashed, ashamed, discombobulated, embarrassed, mortified, red in the face, shamed, shamefaced, scundered
verb
- simple past and past participle of embarrass
