embarrass

em·bar·rass  (m-brs)

tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es

1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.

2. To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.

3. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.

4. To complicate.

5. To interfere with (a bodily function) or impede the function of (a body part).

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[French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-¹) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).]

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em·barrassed·ly adv.

em·barrass·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle¹
These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the extravagant praise; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections; isn't easily rattled before an audience.

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embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster

2. (usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties

3. Archaic to make difficult; complicate

4. Archaic to impede; obstruct; hamper

[C17 (in the sense: to impede): via French and Spanish from Italian imbarrazzare, from imbarrare to confine within bars; see en-¹, bar¹]

embarrassed  adj

embarrassedly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious abash discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
	2.	embarrass - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, hinder, block stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

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embarrass

verb shame, distress, show up (informal), humiliate, disconcert, chagrin, fluster, mortify, faze, discomfit, make uncomfortable, make awkward, discountenance, nonplus, abash, discompose, make ashamed, put out of countenance He is always embarrassing me in public.

Translations

embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs] VT → hacer pasar vergüenza a, avergonzar, apenar(LAm)
you seem to enjoy embarrassing me → parece que disfrutas haciéndome pasar vergüenza or avergonzándome
I was embarrassed by the question → la pregunta me avergonzó → la pregunta hizo sentirme violenta
his decision could embarrass the government → su decisión podría poner al gobierno en una situación embarazosa or comprometida

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embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs] vt [+ person, government, organization] → gêner
to embarrass o.s. → se rendre ridicule

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embarrass

vt

→ in Verlegenheit bringen, verlegen machen; (generosity etc) → beschämen; she was embarrassed by the question → die Frage war ihr peinlich

(obs, = hamper) he was embarrassed by his cumbersome greatcoat → er wurde durch seinen unförmigen Übermantel behindert

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embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs] vt → mettere in imbarazzo, imbarazzare
to be embarrassed → essere imbarazzato/a
I was embarrassed by the question → la domanda mi ha messo in imbarazzo
to be financially embarrassed → avere difficoltà economiche

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embarrass

v embarrass [imˈbӕrəs]

1 to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious She was embarrassed by his praise. verleë maak يُرْبِك، يُعيق، يُحْرِج затруднявам uvést do rozpaků gøre forlegen; få til at føle sig flov in Verlegenheit bringen φέρνω κπ. σε δύσκολη θέση avergonzar kohmetuks tegema شرمنده کردن؛ خجالت زده کردن hävetä embarrasser לְהָבִיך परेशानी में डालना smesti zavarba hoz membuat malu gera vandræðalegan, setja úr jafnvægi imbarazzare, imbarazzarsi 当惑させる 당황하게 하다 sutrikdyti, sugluminti samulsināt segan in verlegenheid brengen gjøre forlegen/brydd wprawić w zakłopotanie embaraçar a stingheri, a stânjeni смущать(ся) uviesť do rozpakov zbegati postideti göra generad ทำให้เสียความมั่นใจ utandırmak 使窘迫 бентежити شرمندہ کرنا làm lúng túng 使窘迫

2 to involve in (especially financial) difficulties embarrassed by debts. verhinder يُرْبِكُ مالِيّا затруднявам финансово upadnout (do) bringe i vanskeligheder in Geldverlegenheiten sein εμπλέκομαι σε οικονομικά προβλήματα poner en un aprieto kitsikusse ajama اشکال ایجاد کردن؛ دچار مشکل شدن joutua rahaongelmiin gêner לִדאוֹג बाधा, अड़चन डालना dovesti u nepriliku (pénz)zavart okoz (vkinek) terlibat koma í vandræði mettere in difficoltà finanziarie 財政困難にする 금전 문제로 어려움을 겪다 įklampinti ar parādiem apgrūtināts malu in geldverlegenheid brengen bringe i (økonomiske) vansker stawiac w kłopotliwej sytuacji embaraçar a fi strâmtorat обременять долгами upadnúť (do) zaplesti se (v težave) zaokupiti försätta i [] trångmål มีปัญหาการเงิน zorluk içinde olmak 使為難 ускладнювати; заважати قرضوں سے زیر بار khó khăn về (tài chính) 使为难

n emˈbarrassment

verleentheid, belemmerend إرْباك، إحْراج، إعاقَه смущение rozpaky forlegenhed; flovhed die Verlegenheit αμηχανία vergüenza kohmetus, raskused خجالت؛ شرمندگی häpeä embarras מְבוּכָה घबराहट zapletanje zavar(odottság) rasa malu það að koma (e-m) í vanda; vandræði imbarazzo 当惑 당황 sumišimas apmulsums; apgrūtināšana keseganan verlegenheid forlegenhet, flauhet zakłopotanie embaraço stinghereală, jenă смущение; обременённость rozpaky zadrega neprijatnost förlägenhet, [] trångmål ความลำบากใจ utanma 困窘, 阻礙 збентеження; труднощі شرمندگی sự lúng túng 困窘, 阻碍

adj emˈbarrassed

He was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class. verleë مُرْتَبِك объркан stísněný forlegen; flov verlegen αμήχανος avergonzado kimbatuses خجالت زده؛ شرمنده nolo gêné נָבוֹך घबड़ाया हुआ smeten zavarban lévő malu feiminn, vandræðalegur imbarazzato 困惑した 당황한 sumišęs, suglumęs samulsināts malu verlegen forlegen, brydd, sjenert zakłopotany embaraçado jenat, stânjenit смущённый stiesnený, nesvoj zbegan postiđen generad ด้วยความลำบากใจ utanmış 窘迫 збентежений شرمسار lúng túng 窘迫

adj emˈbarrassing

an embarrassing question. moeilike, belemmerende مُرْبِك смущаващ trapný pinlig; flov; vanskelig unangenehm, peinlich δυσάρεστος,ενοχλητικός embarazoso piinlik خجالت آور kiusallinen embarrassant מְבִיך घबराहट में डालने वाला neugodan zavarba hozó memalukan vandræðalegur imbarazzante 困らせる 당혹스러운 nepatogus, gluminantis mulsinošs; neērts; apgrūtinošs memalukan g^ enant pinlig, flau krępujący embaraçante jenant, stânjenitor нескромный trápny neprijeten neprijatan pinsam, genant น่าลำบากใจ utandırıcı 令人為難的 незручний شرمندہ کرنے والا làm lúng túng 令人为难的