Definitions for embarrassed
em·bar·rassed

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. abashed, chagrined, embarrassed(adj)

   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"

2. embarrassed, humiliated, mortified(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. embarrassed(Adjective)

   Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

   After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.

   Etymology: From embarrass + -ed. The adjective is an extension of the past participle.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Embarrassed

   of Embarrass

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'embarrassed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4466

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'embarrassed' in Adjectives Frequency: #850

How to pronounce embarrassed?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embarrassed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embarrassed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of embarrassed in a Sentence

1. David Letterman:

   I don’t miss late-night television, and I’m a little embarrassed that, for 33 years, it was the laser focus of my life.

2. Stephanie Clifford:

   I didn't tell my husband at the time, I was embarrassed, i didn't want him to think I was a bad mom or that I put my daughter in danger.

3. Lara Spencer:

   It was embarrassing to share and then I realized there is nothing to be embarrassed about, if you don’t talk about it, you can’t fix it, so I’m happy if I can save one person from not having to go through the pain.

4. Parker Rice:

   I'm also upset and embarrassed that I failed to stand up as a leader and stop this chant. I now have a clear understanding of what lives behind the words, from this point forward, I will be the leader that I should have been on that bus and stand up against racism in any form.

5. Hannah Eddon:

   He told me there [were] at least 15 boxes of sides and I started panicking, thinking, ‘I hope he’s paid,’ because I only had [$25] cash on me, i had to get the delivery guy to help me bring it all into the kitchen. There was so much of it, I was so embarrassed.

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