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Adjective embarrassed has 3 senses
- abashed, chagrined, embarrassed - feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
Antonym: composed (indirect, via discomposed)
- discomfited, embarrassed - caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults"
Antonym: comfortable (indirect, via uncomfortable)
- embarrassed, humiliated, mortified - made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "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"
Antonym: unashamed (indirect, via ashamed)
Verb embarrass has 2 senses
- embarrass, abash - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
--1 is one way to upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Sample sentences:
The performance is likely to embarrass Sue
Sam cannot embarrass Sue
- obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
--2 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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