embarrassed

Sayim-BAR-uhst/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/

3 meanings of embarrassed

1
adjective
Feeling ashamed and uncomfortable, often because of a mistake or because people are watching you.
Like the hot, red feeling in your face when everyone sees you trip.
She felt embarrassed when she forgot her teacher's name.
He was too embarrassed to dance in front of the whole class.
Similarashamed, humiliated, mortified, sheepish, self-conscious
Oppositeproud, honored
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2
verb
Past tense and past participle of embarrass. Use this form for actions that already happened.
His older brother embarrassed him by showing baby photos to his friends.
The loud question embarrassed the new student on her first day.
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3
adjectivearchaic
Blocked, held back, or stuck in a difficult situation.
Like a cart stuck in deep mud that cannot move on.
The wagons were embarrassed by deep mud on the old road.
The family's money was embarrassed, so they could not pay the rent that winter.
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embarrassed is a form of embarrass

embarrass, verb: To make someone feel ashamed or uncomfortable in front of other people. Full entry

Forms: embarrassembarrasses he/she/itembarrassing -ing formembarrassed past tense, past participle
Spelling: embarrass → embarrassed: add -ed

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Origin

This is the past participle of the verb "embarrass."