[em-bar-uh
s] 
| 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. |
| 5. | to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused. |
[em-bar-uhst-lee, -uh-sid-lee] , adverb | em·bar·rass (ěm-bār'əs) tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es
[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. |
