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

Annalise’s friend looks embarrassed. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026

The diplomatic shockwaves that followed Israel’s Mossad seizing Adolf Eichmann in Argentina left local officials acutely sensitive to international scrutiny, recasting the search for Bormann as a bid to ensure the country would not be embarrassed on the world stage a second time. —Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026

New York Courts, with many fair and wonderful Judges, are embarrassed by what has happened! —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026

In this case, Davis is more amused than embarrassed, and soon cedes the new man to Winnie. —Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embarrassed

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