transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈber-əs, -ˈba-rəs ]
verb
Etymology: French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (from Latin in- ) + baraça noose
Date: 1672
transitive verb
1.
a. : to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties
b. : to involve in financial difficulties
c. : to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress
bawdy stories embarrass ed him
2.
a. : to hamper the movement of
b. : hinder , impede
3. : to make intricate : complicate
4. : to impair the activity of (a bodily function) or the function of (a bodily part)
digestion embarrass ed by overeating
intransitive verb
: to become anxiously self-conscious
he embarrass es easily
• em·bar·rass·able -ə-sə-bəl adjective
Synonyms:
embarrass , discomfit , abash , disconcert , rattle mean to distress by confusing or confounding. embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action
embarrassed to admit that she liked the movie
discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion
hecklers discomfited the speaker
abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority
abashed by her swift and cutting retort
disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy
disconcerted by finding so many in attendance
rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment
rattled by all the television cameras