embarrassed
[adjective]
Synonyms: ashamed, awkward, blushing, discomfited, disconcerted, humiliated, mortified, red-faced, self-conscious, sheepish

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English Thesaurus: embarrassed, self-conscious, uncomfortable, awkward, sheepish, ...

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em‧bar‧rassed S3 /ɪmˈbærəst/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: embarrassed, embarrassing; verb: embarrass; noun: embarrassment; adverb: embarrassingly]

1. feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public:
Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.
He looked embarrassed when I asked him where he’d been.
very/deeply/highly/acutely embarrassed
Michelle was acutely embarrassed (=very embarrassed) at having to ask for money.
embarrassed smile/laugh/grin etc
Ken gave her an embarrassed grin.
There was an embarrassed silence.
embarrassed to do something
He was embarrassed to admit making a mistake.
embarrassed about/at
I felt embarrassed about how untidy the house was.

2. financially embarrassed having no money or having debts

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

embarrassed
adj.
I. shy/awkward/ashamed
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become
ADV. acutely, deeply, excruciatingly, extremely, highly, particularly, really, terribly, very | almost | a bit, faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat He looked a bit embarrassed.
clearly, obviously, visibly
PREP. about She's embarrassed about her height.
at He felt acutely embarrassed at being the centre of attention.
by She seemed almost embarrassed by her own outburst.
for His colour had risen and Isobel felt embarrassed for him.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

embarrassed
II. not having any money
VERBS be
ADV. financially

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

embarrassed

terribly/deeply embarrassed (=very embarrassed)
I was deeply embarrassed to see my mother arrive in a very short skirt.
acutely/highly embarrassed (=extremely embarrassed)
The government must be acutely embarrassed by the minister’s behaviour.
slightly/a little embarrassed
Tom looked slightly embarrassed when his name was called out.
somewhat embarrassed (=slightly embarrassed)
His family seemed somewhat embarrassed to be there.
clearly/obviously embarrassed (=in a way that is obvious to other people)
He was clearly embarrassed about what had happened.
feel embarrassed
I felt embarrassed that he had seen me cry.
seem/look/sound embarrassed
The judge seemed embarrassed to be asking her such personal questions.
get/become embarrassed
Sometimes I get embarrassed, and I start to stutter.
an embarrassed silence
There was an embarrassed silence, then Gina laughed loudly.
an embarrassed smile/laugh/grin
Lucy gave an embarrassed smile and looked down at her feet.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

embarrassed feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public:
I was really embarrassed when I arrived at the party an hour early.
There’s no need to be embarrassed – you’ve got a lovely voice.
self-conscious embarrassed about your body or the way you look or talk:
Paul had always been self-conscious about his big feet.
uncomfortable unable to relax because you are embarrassed and not sure what to say or do:
There was a long silence and everyone at the table looked uncomfortable.
awkward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ feeling embarrassed because you are in a situation in which it is difficult to behave naturally:
Teenagers often feel awkward in formal social situations.
There were some awkward moments when neither of us knew what to say to each other.
sheepish slightly embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or because you feel a little guilty:
Nigel came in late looking sheepish and apologetic.
red-faced embarrassed or ashamed – used mainly in newspaper reports:
A judge was left red-faced when his mobile phone rang in court.
mortified [not before noun] extremely embarrassed and ashamed because you realize that you have done something very silly or wrong:
He said he was mortified at the way his comments had been reported in the papers.

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