embarrassed
adjective
, -ˈba-rəst\
Definition of embarrassed
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, -ə-səd-lē ; -ˈba-rəst-lē , -rə-səd- \
adverb
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One of the leading advocates of this untested medical procedure was Cotton Mather, the Puritan preacher who had embarrassed... — Mark Honigsbaum, WSJ, "The Founding Generation Also Had to Fight ‘Anti-Vaxxers’," 27 Apr. 2019 The Pacers were embarrassed for most of Wednesday night's game by the Atlanta Hawks, who led by 23 points in the third quarter. — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers suffer another inexplicable loss," 28 Feb. 2018 Three hours later, an embarrassed and apologetic Jackman changed his handle and posted an explanation. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Ride with Wolverine? Hugh Jackman accidentally posts his Peloton screen name," 1 Mar. 2018 In fact, many European women are even embarrassed by shiny new bags. — Tina Craig, Harper's BAZAAR, "How to Shop for Vintage Bags," 5 Aug. 2015 Beyond that, everyone gets embarrassed and lives to talk about it. — refinery29.com, "13 Women Tell Their Period Stories — The Funniest, The Worst, & The Most Nightmarish," 11 June 2018 Or the guy could not perform, got embarrassed – and left! — John Timpane, Philly.com, "Freda Payne channels Ella Fitzgerald in 'Ella: First Lady of Song' at Delaware Theatre Company," 12 Apr. 2018 In fact, in the study, the people who were the least likely to get embarrassed and who read the observer’s version actually became more likely to buy the product, a finding that surprised Jiang. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "How to Deal With an Embarrassing Situation, According to Science," 29 Mar. 2018 No school, athletic department or individual wants to get embarrassed in a high-profile hiring process. — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Is Chris Mack set to choose between Xavier, Louisville?," 26 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embarrassed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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