embarrass  /ɪmˈberəs/ verb |
inflected forms: embarrasses; embarrassed; embarrassing
1 : to make (someone) feel confused and foolish in front of other people [with object] • Unexpected laughter embarrassed the speaker. • She’s worried about embarrassing herself in front of such a large audience. [no object] • She doesn't embarrass easily. [=she is not easily embarrassed]
2 [with object] : to make (a person, group, government, etc.) look foolish in public • I would never do anything to embarrass my family. • The protest was staged as a deliberate attempt toembarrass the government.
— embarrassed adjective [more embarrassed; most embarrassed] • I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life. • I’membarrassed (to admit) that I’ve never actually read the book.
— embarrassing adjective [more embarrassing; most embarrassing] • It was one of my most embarrassing moments. • a very embarrassing scandal for the government
— embarrassingly /ɪmˈberəsɪŋli/ adverb • He was embarrassinglyunprepared for the job interview.
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