[ ɪm'barəs , ɛm- ]
■ verb
1》 cause to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
↘( be ~ed ) be caused financial difficulties.
2》 archaic hamper or impede.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~edly adverb
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~er , from Sp. embarazar , prob. from Port. embaraçar (from baraço 'halter').