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"embarrassed" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often abashed (7 letters).
Definitions
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Used in a sentence
“After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.”
“[…] they could let their eyes hover tenderly on the far-off white cliffs that so often had signalled to the embarrassed English a promise of safety.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Feeling awkward”11 letters
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