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English
Etymology
From French embarrasser (“‘to block, to obstruct’”) < Spanish embarazar, either
- < Portuguese embaraçar < em- (“‘in’”) (from Latin im-) + baraça (“‘noose, rope’”), related to Celtic barr (“‘tuft’”), or
- < Italian imbarazzare < imbarazzo (“‘obstacle, obstruction’”) < imbarrare (“‘to block, to bar’”) < im- (“‘in’”) + barra (“‘bar’”) < Vulgar Latin barra, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
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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)
- (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.
Synonyms
- (humiliate): abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame
- See also Wikisaurus:abash
Derived terms
External links
- embarrass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- embarrass in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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