be embarrassed

  • 1Embarrassed — Embarrassed …

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  • 2embarrassed — adj. 1. feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self conscious due to some event or circumstance; as, she was embarrassed by her child s tantrums. Syn: abashed, self conscious. [WordNet 1.5] 2. feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly self… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3embarrassed — index diffident, impecunious, poor (underprivileged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4embarrassed circumstances — index poverty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5embarrassed — perplexed, confused, 1680s, pp. adj. from EMBARRASS (Cf. embarrass) …

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  • 6embarrassed — em|bar|rassed [ımˈbærəst] adj 1.) feeling nervous and uncomfortable and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have to talk or sing in public, or because you have made a silly mistake ▪ Lori gets embarrassed if we ask… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7embarrassed */ — UK [ɪmˈbærəst] / US [ɪmˈberəst] adjective Collocations: Embarrassed describes how you feel: I felt so embarrassed about my mistake. ♦ She looked embarrassed when she fell. Embarrassing describes things or situations that make you feel embarrassed …

    English dictionary

  • 8embarrassed — em|bar|rassed [ ım berəst ] adjective * ashamed of something, and worried about what other people will think of you: I ve never felt so embarrassed in my entire life. embarrassed by: Laura did not like to admit that she was embarrassed by her… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9Embarrassed — Embarrass Em*bar rass ([e^]m*b[a^]r ras), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarrassed} ([e^]m*b[a^]r rast); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embarrassing}.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara[,c]ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em (L. in) + LL. barra bar. See {Bar}.] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10embarrassed — adj. 1 shy/awkward/ashamed VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely …

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