embarrass in English: To make someone feel shy and uncomfortable in front of other people. (verb)

Translation

To make someone feel shy and uncomfortable in front of other people.

Word origin

From French embarrasser, to block someone in, from a word for a bar across the road.

Verb typeregular (embarrass, embarrasses, embarrassed)

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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.

shy

Nervous about meeting or talking to other people.

red

Having the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato.

feel

To have an emotion or a sense in your body, or to touch something to learn about it.

sorry

Feeling sad about something you did wrong or about something bad that happened.

laugh

To make happy sounds with your voice when something is funny.

humiliate

To make someone feel very small and ashamed in front of other people.

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