embarrassed

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" abashed, chagrined discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
	2.	embarrassed - 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" humiliated, mortified ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

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embarrassed

adjective ashamed, upset, shamed, uncomfortable, shown-up, awkward, abashed, humiliated, uneasy, unsettled, self-conscious, thrown, disconcerted, red-faced, chagrined, flustered, mortified, sheepish, discomfited, discountenanced, caught with egg on your face, not know where to put yourself, put out of countenance He looked a bit embarrassed.

Translations

embarrassed [ɪmˈbærəst] ADJ [silence] → violento, incómodo; [laugh] → nervioso
to be embarrassed: I was so embarrassed! → ¡me dio tanta vergüenza!, ¡me sentí tan violento!
many people are embarrassed about discussing their age → a mucha gente le da vergüenza hablar de su edad
it's nothing to be embarrassed about → no hay por qué avergonzarse
I feel embarrassed when I have to speak in public → me da vergüenza cuando tengo que hablar en público, me da corte cuando tengo que hablar en público(Sp)
to be financially embarrassed → estar or andar mal de dinero, tener dificultades económicas
he sang so badly I was or felt embarrassed for him → cantó tan mal que sentí vergüenza ajena
she was embarrassed to be seen with him → le daba vergüenza que la vieran con él, le daba corte que la vieran con él(Sp)

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embarrassed [ɪmˈbærəst] adj

(= ashamed) [person] → gêné(e), embarrassé(e); [smile, laughter] → gêné(e), embarrassé(e); [silence] → gêné(e)
I was really embarrassed → J'étais vraiment gêné.
to be embarrassed about sth → être embarrassé par qch
to be embarrassed about doing sth
I was embarrassed about asking → Ça me gênait de demander ...
to be embarrassed to do sth
He was embarrassed to admit it → Ça le gênait de le reconnaître.

(= in difficulties) to be financially embarrassed → avoir des ennuis d'argent

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embarrassed

adj → verlegen; he looked a bit embarrassed → er sah etwas verlegen aus; I am/feel so embarrassed (about it) → es ist mir so peinlich; she was embarrassed to be seen with him or about being seen with him → es war ihr peinlich, mit ihm gesehen zu werden; it’s nothing to be embarrassed about, there’s no need to feel embarrassed (about it) → das braucht einem nicht peinlich zu sein; I was embarrassed for him → es war mir seinetwegen peinlich; to be financially embarrassed → in einer finanziellen Verlegenheit sein

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embarrassed → مُحرَج rozpačitý flov verlegen αμήχανος avergonzado nolo gêné kome je neugodno imbarazzato 当惑した 무안한 verlegen flau zakłopotany envergonhado смущенный generad ซึ่งอับอาย utanmış xấu hổ 尴尬的