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embarrassed - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embarrassed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embarrassed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Embarrass

Meaning of 'embarrassed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embarrassed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
Example in sentence:
  • chagrined at the poor sales of his book;
  • felt abashed at the extravagant praise;
  • was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
Meaning (2):
- made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Example in sentence:
  • felt mortified by the comparison with her sister;
  • humiliated that his wife had to go out to work;
  • too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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