embarrassed
adjective
em·bar·rassed
| \ im-ˈber-əst
, -ˈba-rəst\
, -ˈba-rəst\
Definition of embarrassed
: feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress
I've never been so embarrassed in my life. was too embarrassed to ask for help an embarrassed smile
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Other Words from embarrassed
embarrassedly
\ im-ˈber-əst-lē
, -ə-səd-lē ; -ˈba-rəst-lē , -rə-səd- \
adverb
, -ə-səd-lē ; -ˈba-rəst-lē , -rə-səd- \
adverb
smiling embarrassedly
Examples of embarrassed in a Sentence
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Her two children, ages 17 and 14, were likewise shy and jittery, preparing to be embarrassed. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz, "Canada’s elaborate citizenship ceremonies would be indoctrination if held anywhere else," 29 Aug. 2019 How about just imagine your vaunted Michigan defense allowed 62 points to a lame duck, disgraced coach at Ohio State in 2018, and then was embarrassed by a middling Florida team 41-15 in the Peach Bowl. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Jim Harbaugh is feeling so confident now that Urban Meyer is gone," 24 Aug. 2019 Brentson Buckner can deliver a dressing-down The episode showed the Raiders essentially being embarrassed by the Rams in the first of their two practices. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’: Focus on Antonio Brown - and his feet," 13 Aug. 2019 In interviews, some voters said Mr. Gantz reminded them of Yitzhak Rabin, who also could misspeak and appear embarrassed when facing the news media. — David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, "Half of Israelis Want Netanyahu Out. But Do They Want Benny Gantz In?," 24 Aug. 2019 The story shocked and embarrassed Wanda, Walter and their relatives. — USA Today, "The founding family you’ve never heard of: The black Tuckers of Hampton, Virginia," 22 Aug. 2019 Maddox, meanwhile, looked slightly embarrassed with the crowd surrounding them. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Brad Pitt, ‘estranged’ from son, didn’t know about his college plans, report says," 22 Aug. 2019 Gervais smartly explains this willful failure to distinguish actual malevolence: Everyone that’s being fired and publicly embarrassed about a misdemeanor and being called a Nazi — there are real Nazis who are getting away with it. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "‘Don’t Apologize’: Ricky Gervais Takes On Verbal Terrorism," 16 Aug. 2019 The raids were widely condemned as an attempt to intimidate journalists for reporting classified information in the public interest that embarrassed governments but posed no threat to national security. — Rod Mcguirk, BostonGlobe.com, "Australia warns police on press rights," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embarrassed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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