embarrassed
adjective
em·bar·rassed
im-ˈber-əst 
-ˈba-rəst
: feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress
I've never been so embarrassed in my life.
was too embarrassed to ask for help
an embarrassed smile
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Practically speaking, shoes are an easier, less expensive and fraught acquisition than clothes (few people are embarrassed by their shoe size).
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Larry David is pretty, pretty, pretty embarrassed right now.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Even when they were embarrassed by the headlines coming out of the football program, Michigan fans could take comfort in knowing May was their men’s basketball coach.
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Austin Meek,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The debtor’s wife looked embarrassed.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Larry David is pretty, pretty, pretty embarrassed right now.
—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Even when they were embarrassed by the headlines coming out of the football program, Michigan fans could take comfort in knowing May was their men’s basketball coach.
—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The debtor’s wife looked embarrassed.
—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for embarrassed
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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