embarrassed
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɪmˈbæɹ.əst//
- //ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst//
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
adjective
- 1
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."
- 2
archaicImpeded; 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.
Etymology
Past participle of embarrass.
verb
- 1
Also a form of embarrasssimple past and past participle of embarrass
Forms
- comparative
- more embarrassed
- superlative
- most embarrassed
embarrassed · Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
embarrassing · The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.embarrassment · A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or…embassy · The function or duty of an ambassador.