EMBARRASSED

embarrassed, humiliated, mortified

(adjective) made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; “too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street”; “humiliated that his wife had to go out to work”; “felt mortified by the comparison with her sister”

abashed, chagrined, embarrassed

(adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed; “felt abashed at the extravagant praise”; “chagrined at the poor sales of his book”; “was embarrassed by her child’s tantrums”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

From embarrass + -ed. The adjective is an extension of the past participle.

Adjective

embarrassed (comparative more embarrassed, superlative most embarrassed)

Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

(archaic) Impeded; obstructed.

Synonyms

• ashamed

Antonyms

• honored, proud

Verb

embarrassed

simple past tense and past participle of embarrass

Anagrams

• dermabrases

Source: Wiktionary

EMBARRASS

Em*bar"rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embarrassing.] Etym: [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra bar. See Bar.]

1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator.

2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.

3. (Com.)

Definition: To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.

Syn.

– To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle; disconcert; abash; distress.

– To Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand. We are perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion. A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind.

Em*bar"rass, n. Etym: [F. embarras. See Embarrass, v. t.]

Definition: Embarrassment. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition