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embarrassed
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Word definitions for embarrassed in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence ▪ ‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB rather ▪ In a rather embarrassed way he told Seddon that I was ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
embarrassed \embarrassed\ adj. feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self-conscious due to some event or circumstance; as, she was embarrassed by her child's tantrums. Syn: abashed, self-conscious. feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly self-conscious; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. v (en-past of: embarrass)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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" [syn: abashed , chagrined ] caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"perplexed, confused," 1680s, past participle adjective from embarrass .
Usage examples of embarrassed.
She felt too embarrassed considering what they had done, the magnitude of their sins.
Poulard offered his hand and Claudine took it, embarrassed at the theatricality.
When her brow lifted in a gesture of curiosity, Trey cleared his throat, embarrassed when the paper quivered in his hands.
He was a little taller than her, so he dipped his head until his ear rested against her pretty mouth, and Alice kissed the ear, running her bright pink tongue over the embarrassed lobe, speaking to Ord for a moment or two with a secret chemical voice absorbed along with her spit.
The man wailed and glanced forlornly at his utterly embarrassed friends.
Ravleen slid herself through the body of the near god, leaving it more embarrassed than injured.
He wrote, therefore, to a college associate of his younger years, whom he knew to be severely embarrassed in his affairs, and made proposals for settling him in the house of his brother.
Edgar embarrassed, strove now mutually to shew Sir Hugh they wished no more might be said: but he only embraced them again, and declared he had never been so full of joy before in his whole life, and would not be cut short.
He seemed, himself, much struck at the sight of Eugenia, who blushed and looked embarrassed by his presence.
She glanced over with eyes baby blue like her outfit, and gave Eve and Roarke an embarrassed smile.
Vaguely embarrassed, Eve waited until the street was clear to climb out.
The only thing that prevented her from sinking to her knees was her noticing that he looked as gruffly shy and embarrassed as she.
He squirmed a bit, embarrassed by the candid display of emotion in front of all the people.
The sudden glint of her silver eyes under those long, curved lashes and the tightening of her lips told him she was no longer embarrassed but angry.
One of the men ran a hand over his weathered, whiskered face, as if embarrassed by his appearance, while the other spoke up without the slightest hesitation.