Verb

Infinitive to embarrass

Third person singular embarrasses

Simple past embarrassed

Past participle embarrassed

Present participle embarrassing

to embarrass (third-person singular simple present embarrasses, present participle embarrassing, simple past and past participle embarrassed)

  1. (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
    The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.

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Sun Jun 14 18:40:02 2009

Taylor Swift: 'My Dad Likes to Embarrass me' | Showbiz Spy ...
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Taylor Swift: 'My Dad Likes to Embarrass me' | Showbiz Spy ...

Adam

2009-06-02 13:35:46

Taylor Swift's dad likes to . embarrass. her. The 19-year-old singer says her father knows how to make her go red in the face. My dad is along the ride for.

Uptown Websites Environmental group uses SEO to embarrass ceos ...
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Uptown Websites Environmental group uses SEO to embarrass ceos ...

Uptown Websites

2009-06-04 17:49:50

It appears that search engine optimization (SEO) isn't just for companies looking to increase their visibility in a positive sense, but it can also be used to potentially . embarrass. some industry executives - as one environmental group ...

THINGS I DID TO EMBARRASS MYSELF YESTERDAY: Ugly Situation
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THINGS I DID TO EMBARRASS MYSELF YESTERDAY: Ugly Situation

Suz

2009-06-03 12:30:00

Things i did to . embarrass. myself yesterday. Putting it all out there... you should have touched me... yesterday. My Blog List. :::Philebrity..​.media, culture, music and more::: · Can We Get A What-What For That Unholy thunder this ...

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Sun Jun 14 18:39:41 2009

Good times for the repo man - Dateline Alabama
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Good times for the repo man

Dateline Alabama, AL

I'm not doing it to embarrass anybody, I'm doing because they didn't pay their car note, he said. He will not go inside locked fences or locked houses. A lot of people will cut the locks; I don't do business like that. I don't get none of my people ...
Male co-worker should break news about fly down - The Salem News
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Male co-worker should break news about fly down

The Salem News, MA

I did not want to embarrass him by telling him his fly was down, and I certainly did not want him to think I was staring at his pants. But I did not want him to walk around all day like that! I froze between my embarrassment and his potential ...
The Young and the Snarky - New York Times
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The Young and the Snarky

New York Times, United States

By what perverse excesses of opportunity are these far-from-ready-for-prime-time young women being empowered to embarrass themselves on the national stage? There's been a lot of talk for years now about how the Internet has ushered in a new age of ...

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Sun Jun 14 18:40:31 2009

What makes a person want to embarrass someone else?
Q. if someone gets off on trying to purposely embarrass another person in front of people, whats the purpose of that?
Asked by yin - Thu Aug 9 06:24:22 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Probably revenge?
Answered by Sam - Thu Aug 9 08:39:29 2007

How can you embarrass 7th grade guys at their bball games?
Q. ( all the girls in our class want to embarrass the guys, including me) b/c at all of our vball and bball games we go at the other schools, all the guys go and cheer and be all goofy and all of our guys dont go to any of our games so we want to do it to them! any ideass??? our school colors are red and white, our mascot is the chargers and there are 9 boys on the team! please help i would really appriciate it!!! <3 Allie
Asked by sporti3_4life - Fri Oct 5 17:22:34 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Face it, 7th grade guys are immature. I thought GIRLS were supposed to be more mature at that age! Take the high road, sweetie, and show the boys how much more mature the girls are!
Answered by D Day 1968 - Fri Oct 5 17:35:21 2007

Senior Citizens and everyone? What is the worse thing your spouse or partner ever did to embarrass you? ?
Q. I am asking this in seniors citizens because seniors citizens have more experiences to draw from! But would love to hear from everyone!
Asked by Plum - Mon Nov 17 21:20:19 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. When hubby and I were being married, the pastor asked every one to bow their head while he said a blessing for us. Hubby repeated every word the pastor said out loud! I could hear some giggles from the gallery and the pastor 'cough' a time or two but hubby never wavered. Poppy
Answered by Poppy - Mon Nov 17 22:08:52 2008

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