Definitions
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
01“Make awkward”9 letters
02“Cause blushes”9 letters
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