embarrassed

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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

embarrassed

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past tense and past participle of embarrass

Examples of embarrassed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Dallas got thoroughly embarrassed at home by a winless Buccaneers squad, surrendering 241 rushing yards and making an 0-4 offense look explosive. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Best Songs to Start With The song that Day was initially embarrassed about the engagement on and which is now the highest-streaming track from Halo. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Doe was initially embarrassed about what happened at the Chi Phi party in the fall of 2024, according to files from Cornell’s internal investigation reviewed by The New York Times. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embarrassed

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