Dictionary Definition
embarrass
Verb
1 cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel
self-conscious [syn: abash]
2 hinder or prevent the progress or
accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn:
obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
embarrasser, to block, to obstruct, from embarazar, either from embaraçar, from em-, from im-, in + baraça, noose, rope, related to Celtic barr, tuft; or from imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, to bar, from im-, in + barra, bar, from Vulgar Latin barra, of unknown originPronunciation
- /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, /Im"b
Extensive Definition
Embarrass can refer
to:
- The verb from which the noun embarrassment stems.
- Embarrass, Minnesota.
- Embarrass, Wisconsin.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abash, absorb, addle, addle the wits, agitate, awkward, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, bother, bug, burden, cast down, catch up in,
chagrin, cloud, concern, confound, confuse, cramp, cripple, cumber, daze, dazzle, deflate, discombobulate, discomfit, discommodious, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disgrace, dismay, disorganize, disorient, distress, disturb, draw in, embarrassing, encumber, engage, enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, faze, fetter, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, fuddle, fuss, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, humble, humiliate, impede, implicate, incommodious, interest, involve, lame, let down, lime, lumber, maze, mist, mix up, moider, mortify, muddle, net, nonplus, perplex, perturb, pother, press down, put out, put
to shame, queer, raise
hell, rattle, ruffle, saddle with, shackle, shame, show up, snarl, suck into, tangle, throw into confusion,
toil, trammel, unsettle, upset, vex, weigh down