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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An embarrassed Bush was forced to cough up a $130 fine for killing the wrong bird.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Epstein files have implicated or embarrassed countless people on lists of the world's richest, including Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
And then waking up to all these pictures, and feeling embarrassed, and looking like a real knob?
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The Adebayo game left the Wizards embarrassed and angry.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Epstein files have implicated or embarrassed countless people on lists of the world's richest, including Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
And then waking up to all these pictures, and feeling embarrassed, and looking like a real knob?
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The Adebayo game left the Wizards embarrassed and angry.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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