B1verb · transitive · rare

embarrass

em·bar·rass

embarrass · embarrasses · embarrassed · embarrassing

соромити, осоромити, присоромити

смущать

verlegen machen, demütigen, kränken

To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freelyTo disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.

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UK/ɪmˈbæɹəs/US/ɪmˈbɛɹəs/

» I didn't want to embarrass you.

Я не хотів вас збентежити.

Я не хотіла вас збентежити.

Я не хотів тебе збентежити.

Я не хотіла тебе збентежити.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
verlegen machen, demütigen, kränken
смуща́тьsmuščátʹ
(transitive)To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
(transitive)To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements.
(formal, transitive)To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.

More definitions

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Examples

1022 sentences

I didn't want to embarrass you.
Я не хотів вас збентежити. — Ahha
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Tom is looking a bit embarrassed.
Том здається трохи присоромленим. — deniko
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Tom said he thought Mary would be embarrassed.
Том сказав, що, на його думку, Мері буде соромно. — deniko
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This is the most embarrassing moment of my life.
Це найганебніша мить мого життя. — El_lena
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Tom said that he thought Mary would be embarrassed.
Том сказав, що, на його думку, Мері буде соромно. — deniko
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to humiliate:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to humiliate:

Origin

Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarras

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.

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Forms

embarrasses, embarrassing, embarrassed, embarrassed

Base form	embarrass · to embarrass
3rd person singular	embarrasses
Present participle	embarrassing
Past simple	embarrassed
Past participle	embarrassed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	embarrass
he, she, it	embarrasses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

embarrassed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have embarrassed
he, she, it	has embarrassed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will embarrass

Synonyms

25 synonyms

confuseA2 degradeC1 humbleC1 humiliateB2 lowerB2 mortifyB2 shameB1 abase abash bring low confound debase demean depress

Close in meaning

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious:abash
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of:obstruct blockade block hinder stymie stymy

Word family

6 related words

Relatedembarrassment

DerivedembarrassingA2 disembarrass embarrassability embarrassable embarrassingly

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

would be embarrassed
be embarrassed by
that would embarrass
a little embarrassed
will be embarrassed
a bit embarrassed
little embarrassed
was very embarrassed
to be embarrassed
embarrassed by that
really embarrassed
bit embarrassed