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em·bar·rass    Audio Help   [em-bar-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
2.to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate.
3.to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
4.to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt: The decline in sales embarrassed the company.
–verb (used without object)
5.to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused.

[Origin: 1665–75; < F embarrasser < Sp embarazar < Pg embaraçar, equiv. to em- em-1 + -baraçar, v. deriv. of baraço, baraça cord, strap, noose (of obscure orig.)]

em·bar·rassed·ly    Audio Help   [em-bar-uhst-lee, -uh-sid-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
em·bar·rass·ing·ly, adverb

1. discompose, discomfit, chagrin. See confuse. 3. hamper, hinder.
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Em·barras [am-braw] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 mi. (298 km) long.
Also, Embarrass.
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em·bar·rass    Audio Help   (ěm-bār'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es
  1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.
  2. To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.
  3. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.
  4. To complicate.
  5. To interfere with (a bodily function) or impede the function of (a body part).


[French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-1) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).]

em·bar'rassed·ly adv., em·bar'rass·ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the extravagant praise; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections; isn't easily rattled before an audience.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
embarrass 
1672, "perplex, throw into doubt," from Fr. embarrasser, lit. "to block," from embarras "obstacle," from It. imbarrazzo, from imbarrare "to bar," from in- "into, upon" + V.L. *barra "bar." Meaning "make (someone) feel awkward" first recorded 1828. Original sense preserved in embarras de richesse (1751), from Fr. (1726), the condition of having more wealth than one knows what to do with.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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embarrass

verb
1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious 
2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct

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embarrass1 [imˈbӕrəs] verb
to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious
Example: She was embarrassed by his praise.
Arabic: يُرْبِك، يُعيق، يُحْرِج
Chinese (Simplified): 使窘迫
Chinese (Traditional): 使窘迫
Czech: uvést do rozpaků
Danish: gøre forlegen; få til at føle sig flov
Dutch: in verlegenheid brengen
Estonian: kohmetuks tegema
Finnish: hämmentää
French: embarrasser
German: in Verlegenheit bringen
Greek: φέρνω κπ. σε δύσκολη θέση
Hungarian: zavarba hoz
Icelandic: gera vandræðalegan, setja úr jafnvægi
Indonesian: membuat malu
Italian: imbarazzare, imbarazzarsi
Japanese: 当惑させる
Korean: 난처하게 하다, 당황케 하다
Latvian: samulsināt
Lithuanian: sutrikdyti, sugluminti
Norwegian: gjøre forlegen, *brydd
Polish: wprawić w zakłopotanie
Portuguese (Brazil): embaraçar
Portuguese (Portugal): embaraçar
Romanian: a stingheri, a stânjeni
Russian: смущать(ся)
Slovak: uviesť do rozpakov
Slovenian: zbegati
Spanish: avergonzar
Swedish: göra generad
Turkish: utandırmak
embarrass2 [imˈbӕrəs] verb
to involve in (especially financial) difficulties
Example: embarrassed by debts
Arabic: يُرْبِكُ مالِيّا
Chinese (Simplified): 使为难
Chinese (Traditional): 使為難
Czech: upadnout (do)
Danish: bringe i vanskeligheder
Dutch: in geldverlegenheid brengen
Estonian: kitsikusse ajama
Finnish: rasittaa
French: gêner
German: in Geldverlegenheiten sein
Greek: εμπλέκομαι σε οικονομικά προβλήματα
Hungarian: (pénz)zavart okoz (vkinek)
Icelandic: koma í vandræði
Indonesian: terlibat
Italian: mettere in difficoltà finanziarie*
Japanese: 財政困難にする
Korean: (금전적으로) 어렵게 하다
Latvian: ar parādiem apgrūtināts
Lithuanian: įklampinti
Norwegian: bringe i (økonomiske) vansker
Polish: stawiac w kłopotliwej sytuacji
Portuguese (Brazil): envolver em dificuldades financeiras
Portuguese (Portugal): embaraçar
Romanian: a fi strâmtorat
Russian: обременять долгами
Slovak: upadnúť (do)
Slovenian: zaplesti se (v težave)
Spanish: poner en un aprieto
Swedish: försätta i trångmål
Turkish: zorluk içinde olmak
See also: embarrassed, embarrassing

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Embarrass, MN Zip code(s): 55732

Embarrass, WI (village, FIPS 23850) Location: 44.67074 N, 88.70334 W
Population (1990): 461 (148 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Embarrass

De*bar"rass\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]barrasser. See Embarrass.] To disembarrass; to relieve. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Embarrass

Em*bar"rass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embarrassing.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara?ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra bar. See Bar.]

1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator.

2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.

3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.

Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle; disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand. We are perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion. A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind.
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