embarrass
🇺🇸
/ɪmˈbærəs/
🇬🇧
/ɪmˈbærəs/
verb
R
to make someone feel shy or ashamed
It might embarrass her to speak in front of a large crowd.
R
to cause problems for someone
The questions were meant to embarrass the speaker during the debate.
translation
to make someone feel shy or ashamed; to cause problems for someone
Word Forms
3rd Present
embarrasses
Past
embarrassed
Perfect
embarrassed
Progressive
embarrassing