What does embarrassed mean?
Definitions for embarrassed
em·bar·rassed
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word embarrassed.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
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
Embarrassed
of Embarrass
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'embarrassed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4466
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'embarrassed' in Adjectives Frequency: #850
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embarrassed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embarrassed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of embarrassed in a Sentence
' Jeopardy !' was that wholesome show that you never had to be embarrassed to put on with your immigrant parents, it brought our whole family so much closer together and the loss of Alex Trebek is going to leave a huge hole in our hearts and our home.
I was feeling blah all day, and all of a sudden I’m on the floor and all these people were around me, i was so embarrassed.
As an American, frankly, I'm embarrassed by his statements.
It was a terrible round, i felt a bit embarrassed really.
This past Saturday, during our clubhouse celebration, I used inappropriate language for which I am deeply sorry and embarrassed, in retrospect, I realize that my comments were unprofessional and inappropriate.
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Translations for embarrassed
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- مُِحرج, مورطArabic
- смутен, обърканBulgarian
- avergonyida, avergonyitCatalan, Valencian
- verlegenGerman
- avergonzadoSpanish
- خجالت زدهPersian
- vaivaantunut, nolo, hämillään, nolostunut, kiusaantunutFinnish
- gêné, embarrasséFrench
- zavartHungarian
- imbarazzatoItalian
- 恥ずかしいJapanese
- អៀនខ្លួនKhmer
- 어리둥절한Korean
- verlegenheidDutch
- flauNorwegian
- envergonhadoPortuguese
- стыдливый, растерянный, смущённыйRussian
- generadSwedish
- mahçupTurkish
- شرمندگیUrdu
- 尴尬Chinese
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