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

embarrassedly

im-ˈber-əst-lē 

-ə-səd-lē;

-ˈba-rəst-lē

-rə-səd-

adverb

smiling embarrassedly

Examples of embarrassed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The New York Yankees are getting absolutely embarrassed by their arch-rival the Boston Red Sox on their own field pic.twitter.com/L8BewLKHPI — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) August 23, 2025 What once looked like a dominant season from the Bronx Bombers is now headed toward an ultimate collapse. —Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025

Many scam victims are embarrassed and ashamed to admit publicly that they were taken in. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025

The Democratic Party, which needs to win in much more conservative states to take power nationally, is sometimes embarrassed by California liberalism. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Though incoming students might feel embarrassed by their struggles with separation anxiety, many counseling centers have services designed to reduce these struggles. —Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embarrassed

• unembarrassed
• barest
• fairest
• merest
• rarest
• terraced
• polarised
• sincerest