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

The Epstein scandal, in that framing, is not primarily about what was done to girls and young women over many years, but about who among the elite might be embarrassed, implicated or exposed. —Stephanie A, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

Many people describe feeling self-conscious or embarrassed about uneven tone or dullness. —Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025

Another person said Rob and Michele were upset and embarrassed about their son's behavior and expressed worries about his health. —Christian Orozco, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025

That was the reaction of pretty much every player and jury member on Wednesday’s penultimate episode of Survivor 49, when a new wrinkle in the game left one person beaming (but not for long) and another contestant completely, by her own words, embarrassed. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embarrassed

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