embarrassed

adj
/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/UK/ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/

Etymology

Past participle of embarrass.

Definitions

  1. Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

    • After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
  2. Impeded

    Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.

    • […] they could let their eyes hover tenderly on the far-off white cliffs that so often had signalled to the embarrassed English a promise of safety.
  3. simple past and past participle of embarrass

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA