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embarrassed
adjective
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- MBARRASSE
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪmˈbæɹ.əst
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
“too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street”
adjective
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
“felt abashed at the extravagant praise”
In context
Example Sentences
too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
felt abashed at the extravagant praise
chagrined at the poor sales of his book
was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
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