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

Everyone in the theater clammed up, as if embarrassed to have endorsed Max with laughter. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

Guys were embarrassed about our performance, especially at home. —Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026

But Glenn and Mougey have improved a Jets team that got embarrassed in their final five games of the season. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026

Howard provides the cops with a box of Nancy’s belongings, which an embarrassed Mary admits to stealing, with it later being revealed that Mary and Howard used to role-play as Nancy and her husband Robert (Joel Kinnaman). —Arushi Jacob, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embarrassed

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