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as in confused
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization
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as in complicated
to make complex or difficult
claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state
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Recent Examples of embarrassed
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Finally, Wisconsin was so embarrassed by losing 42-10 to offensively challenged Iowa last season that its players did 42 pushups after every spring practice.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The team that embarrassed the Rams at SoFi Stadium in November.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
After encountering an old friend, Colette, embarrassed about her friend’s success compared to her own, pretends to be a customer at the DMV instead of an employee.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Finally, Wisconsin was so embarrassed by losing 42-10 to offensively challenged Iowa last season that its players did 42 pushups after every spring practice.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
The issues that embarrassed the Cowboys defense in their overtime win one week ago against the New York Giants didn’t improve at all despite the week’s worth of film.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The team that embarrassed the Rams at SoFi Stadium in November.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassed
Adjective
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But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2021
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Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.—
Zora Neale Hurston,
Harper's magazine,
6 Jan. 2020
Verb
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The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hubbard has been somewhat hampered by injury this season, missing two of his team's eight games.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Just assessing the damage could take weeks, and airport closures have hampered recovery efforts.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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What promises to be a perfect week is complicated when Sabrina meets Ian Turner (Sherwood), a handsome British visitor, at the hotel bar.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Seattle sacked Lawrence a career-high seven times and flustered him all game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Cardinals’ defense flustered Miami in a signature 24-21 win.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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Country fans were perplexed as to why Johnson, revered for his commitment to traditional country, had gone mostly dark in the studio during that time.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Freeman, his cousin, told Fox News Digital earlier this month that a reference to orthopedic hardware in his neck had perplexed the family.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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