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Definition of embarrassed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofembarrassedadjectivefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary embarrassedadjective  /ɪmˈbærəst/ /ɪmˈbærəst/ jumptootherresults  (ofapersonortheirbehaviour)shy,uncomfortableorashamed,especiallyinasocialsituationI'veneverfeltsoembarrassedinmylife!Herremarkwasfollowedbyanembarrassedsilence.embarrassedaboutsomethingShe'sembarrassedaboutherweight.embarrassedaboutdoingsomethingIwasembarrassedabouttalkingtomyparentsaboutit.embarrassedatsomethingShewasembarrassedatherownbehaviour.embarrassedatdoingsomethingHefeltembarrassedatbeingthecentreofattention.embarrassedtodosomethingI'membarrassedtoadmitit,butIlaughed.Somewomenaretooembarrassedtoconsulttheirdoctorabouttheproblem.WhichWord?ashamed/embarrassedashamed/embarrassedYoufeelashamedwhenyoufeelguiltybecauseofsomethingwrongthatyouhavedeliberatelydone:Youshouldbeashamedoftreatingyourdaughterlikethat.Donotuseashamedwhenyouaretalkingaboutsomethingthatisnotveryseriousorimportant:IamsorrythatIforgottobuythemilk.IamashamedthatIforgottobuythemilk.Youfeelembarrassedwhenyouhavemadeamistakeordonesomethingstupidorfeeluncomfortableinfrontofotherpeople:Iwasembarrassedaboutforgettinghisname.WordfinderamendsapologizeashamedembarrassedforgiveregretremorserepentsorrysympathyExtraExamplesHelookedalittleembarrassed.HiscolourhadrisenandIsobelfeltembarrassedforhim.Sheseemedalmostembarrassedbyherownoutburst.SometimesIgetabitembarrassedwhenIhavetoexplaintopeople.Hewasobviouslyembarrassedathislackofpreparedness.TopicsFeelingsb1OxfordCollocationsDictionaryverbsbefeellook…adverbextremelyfairlyvery…prepositionaboutatby…Seefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. financiallyembarrassed(informal)nothavinganymoney;inadifficultfinancialsituationOxfordCollocationsDictionaryverbsbeadverbfinanciallySeefullentrySeeembarrassedintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeembarrassedintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: embarrassed Otherresults Allmatches embarrassed Nearbywords embarkuponphrasalverb embarrassverb embarrassedadjective embarrassingadjective embarrassinglyadverb justification noun     FromtheWordlist OPALwrittenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay