embarrassed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
- (US) audio
- /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Past participle of embarrass.
Meanings
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Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
SIMONE: And I said, "Well, Michaela is here at the guest house and she doesn't have her things and she had to run home from West Tisbury and someone thought she was homeless and she's hurt and embarrassed and I think it would be very gentlemanly of one of you to come over here and talk to her," and he said, "It's you I want to talk to, and I'll be over after we finish up."
2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 47:
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(archaic) 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.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most embarrassed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more embarrassed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
proud · honored · honored · unabashed · proud
Coordinates
Deriveds
unembarrassed · embarrassedly · temporarily embarrassed millionaire · I'm embarrassed
Hypernyms
Relateds
red as a beetroot · humble · cringe · shy · shame · blush
Synonyms
red in the face · embarrassed · shamed · shamefaced · abashed · mortified · ashamed · discombobulated · scundered
Translations (64)
yo onítìjú (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ota محجوب (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fr gêné (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · sv generad (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fi nolostunut (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · yo tijú (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ມືກ່າຽຫນ້າຜາກ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ru стыдли́вый (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · nrf embarrassé (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · hu zavarban van (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · nl in verlegenheid gebracht (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fr embarrassé (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · no flau (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · unm mixanësi (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · he נבוך (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · cmn 狼狽 /狼狈 (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · mi aniu (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fi vaivaantunut (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lad entravado (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · is blygðunarfullur (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ອາຍ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ກະດາກ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ms malu (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ລະອາຍ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · jje 부치럽다 (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · vi bối rối (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ອາຍໃຈ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · win hirošik (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · bg объркан (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ອາຍໜຽມ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · mi rōrī (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · bg смутен (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ru расте́рянный (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · km អៀនខ្លួន (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · mk сму́тен (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · de verlegen (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · hu szégyelli magát (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ceb ulaw (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · pt envergonhado (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ar مُحْرَج (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · mk збр́кан (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · es avergonzado (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lad averguensado (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · cmn 尷尬 /尴尬 (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · vec insnapà (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · vec intrigà (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · yo tì (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · vi xấu hổ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · cmn 難為情 /难为情 (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ja 恥ずかしい (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · eo embarasita (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fi kiusaantunut (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · hu kínosan érzi magát (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fi nolo (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ar بِٱلْحَرَج (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ຄັບໃຈ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · it imbarazzato (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ko 부끄럽다 (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · lo ຂີ້ຫລຶ້ມ (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · fi hämillään (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · pt embaraçado (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ca avergonyit (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · mk за́срамен (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort) · ru смущённый (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)