Definition of Embarrassed
Adjective: embarrassed em'behr-ust [N. Amer], em'ba-rust [Brit]
- Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
"was embarrassed by her child's tantrums";
- abashed, chagrined
- Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street";
- humiliated, mortified
- Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
"One would think that Owen's failure even to pick up the hammer at the bell-ringing contest would thoroughly embarrass him, but he laughed about it";
- abash
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother embarrassed him at every turn";
- obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy
See also:
embarrassable
embarrassedly