embarrassed
pronunciation
How to pronounce embarrassed in British English:
UK [ɪmˈbærəst]
How to pronounce embarrassed in American English:
US [ɪmˈbærəst]
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- Adjective:
- feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable
- made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Word Origin
- embarrassed (adj.)
- "perplexed, confused," 1680s, past participle adjective from embarrass.
Example
- 1. We boys and girls sat in the classroom embarrassed .
- 2. They felt embarrassed among their pakistani peers in austria .
- 3. Sex still makes many adults squirm and get embarrassed .
- 4. I thought about yelling but I was embarrassed .
- 5. Were you embarrassed during the filming ?