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    em·bar·rassed
    [əmˈberəst]
    adjective
    embarrassed (adjective)
    1. feeling or showing embarrassment:
      "an embarrassed silence" · "he became embarrassed at his own effusiveness"
    2. having or showing financial difficulties:
      "he had to sort out the embarrassed financial affairs of his brother"
    em·bar·rass
    [emˈberəs]
    verb
    embarrassed (past tense) · embarrassed (past participle)
    1. cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed:
      "she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene"
      • (be embarrassed)
        be caused financial difficulties:
        "he would be embarrassed by an inheritance tax"
      • archaic
        hamper or impede (a person, movement, or action):
        "the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy in a considerable degree"
      • archaic
        make difficult or intricate; complicate.
    Origin
    late 16th century (in embarrass): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter’, apparently originally with reference to animals being restrained by a cord or leash).
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. feeling or showing embarrassment:
      awkward
      self-conscious
      uneasy
      uncomfortable
      unsettled
      sheepish
      red-faced
      blushing
      shy
      shamed
      ashamed
      shamefaced
      humiliated
      humbled
      demeaned
      abashed
      mortified
      horrified
      appalled
      crushed
      upset
      disconcerted
      discomfited
      discomposed
      confused
      flustered
      agitated
      nonplussed
      discountenanced
      distressed
      chastened
      chagrined
      discredited
      dishonored
      with egg on one's face
      wishing the earth would swallow one up
      Opposite:
      unabashed
    verb
    1. cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed:
      shame
      humiliate
      demean
      abash
      mortify
      horrify
      appall
      crush
      upset
      disconcert
      discomfit
      discompose
      confuse
      fluster
      agitate
      nonplus
      discountenance
      distress
      chagrin
      discredit
      dishonor
      show up
      faze
      rattle
      discombobulate
      own
      make ashamed
      make uncomfortable
      make awkward
      make self-conscious
      make uneasy
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