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Word entry · 9 letters

embarrass

Best crossword clue

"Make awkward"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈbæɹəs/Part of speech verbSorted aabemrrssStarts with EEnds with S2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

Word origin

Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar.

Used in a sentence

  • The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
  • The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
  • If they [registers] act It all, it must be by opposing their flat surfaces to the current of rising smoke in a manner which cannot fail to embarrass and impede its motion..

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Make awkward9 letters
02Cause blushes9 letters

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