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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Most people are embarrassed to raise their voices in public and therefore equate it with being rude.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Instead, the tickets only became affordable when the organization’s president was at risk of being embarrassed by attendances.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Remembering this, Burnett shakes his head, embarrassed.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Still, you’re mostly rewarded with silly multiple-choice questions that even celebrity episodes of The Chase would be embarrassed to use.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Instead, the tickets only became affordable when the organization’s president was at risk of being embarrassed by attendances.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Remembering this, Burnett shakes his head, embarrassed.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Still, you’re mostly rewarded with silly multiple-choice questions that even celebrity episodes of The Chase would be embarrassed to use.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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