embarass

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
   • The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.

   Synonyms:

   abase, abash, bring low, confuse, confound, debase, degrade, demean, depress, disconcert

2. (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
   • The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
3. (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.
4. (formal, transitive) To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.

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