Embarrass
31embarrass — v. (R) it embarrassed him to be caught cheating * * * [ɪm bærəs] (R) it embarrassed him to be caught cheating …
32embarrass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset… …
33embarrass — 01. I was really [embarrassed] the first time I tried to kiss a girl. 02. It s really [embarrassing] trying to speak Spanish because my accent is so poor. 03. The young girl blushed with [embarrassment] when her father hugged her in front of her… …
34embarrass — , embarrassment Both are misspelled more often than they should be. Note, however, that the French spelling is embarras, as in embarras de richesses ( an embarrassment of riches ) and embarras du choix ( an embarrassment of choice ) …
35embarrass — em·bar·rass || ɪm bærÉ™s v. cause unease, cause anxiety; shame, confuse …
36embarrass — [ɪm barəs, ɛm ] verb 1》 cause to feel awkward, self conscious, or ashamed. ↘(be embarrassed) be caused financial difficulties. 2》 archaic hamper or impede. Derivatives embarrassed adjective embarrassedly adverb …
37embarrass — v. a. 1. Perplex, entangle, beset, make intricate, make difficult. 2. Harass, distress, trouble, vex, annoy, plague, hamper, clog. 3. Confuse, disconcert, abash, confound, nonplus, pose, dumfound, dumfounder …
38embarrass — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in a social situation: The old woman s blunt questions embarrassed her, making her momentarily tongue tied. 2 to do something that causes problems for a government,… …
39embarrass — v 1. disconcert, chagrin, make uncom fortable, discomfort, discountenance, discomfit, make self conscious; abash, shame, humiliate, mortify, cause to lose face, put down, humble; discompose, disturb, upset, fluster, agitate, bother, distract,… …
40embarrass — em·bar·rass …
