EMBARRASS


Meaning of EMBARRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmbærəs ]

( embarrasses, embarrassing, embarrassed)

1.

If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed.

His clumsiness embarrassed him...

It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.

VERB : V n , it V n that

2.

If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them.

The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program...

VERB : V n

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