Meaning
To make someone feel shy and uncomfortable in front of other people.
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Word origin
From French embarrasser, to block someone in, from a word for a bar across the road.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- embarrasser
- English cognates
- embarrassment, bar
Grammar
Examples
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The verb takes a person as its object.
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"Embarrassed" describes how the person feels.
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Note the double r and the double s in the spelling.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 4: embarrass, health, advice and 7 more words.