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Synonyms for embarrass
ɛmˈbær əsem·bar·rass
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Wiktionary
embarrassverb
to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
Synonyms:
discomfit, humiliate, shame, disconcert, abash
English Synonyms and Antonyms
embarrass
Any sense of inferiority abashes, with or without the sense of wrong. The poor are abashed at the splendor of wealth, the ignorant at the learning of the wise. "I might have been abashed by their authority."
Gladstone Homeric Synchron., p. 72. [Harper & Bros. '76.] To confuse is to bring into a state of mental bewilderment; to confound is to overwhelm the mental faculties; to daunt is to subject to a certain degree of fear. Embarrass is a strong word, signifying primarily hamper, hinder, impede. A solitary thinker may be confused by some difficulty in a subject, or some mental defect; one is embarrassed in the presence of others, and because of their presence. Confusion is of the intellect, embarrassment of the feelings. A witness may be embarrassed by annoying personalities, so as to become confused in statements. To mortify a person is to bring upon him a painful sense of humiliation, whether because of his own or another's fault or failure. A pupil is confused by a perplexing question, a general confounded by overwhelming defeat. A hostess is discomposed by the tardiness of guests, a speaker disconcerted by a failure of memory. The criminal who is not abashed at detection may be daunted by the officer's weapon. Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash. The true worshiper is humbled rather than abashed before God. The parent is mortified by the child's rudeness, the child abashed at the parent's reproof. The embarrassed speaker finds it difficult to proceed. The mob is overawed by the military, the hypocrite shamed by exposure. "A man whom no denial, no scorn could abash."Fielding Amelia bk. iii, ch. 9, p. 300. [Bell & Sons '71.] Compare CHAGRIN; HINDER.Synonyms:
abash, bewilder, chagrin, confound, confuse, daunt, discompose, disconcert, dishearten, humble, humiliate, mortify, overawe, shameAntonyms:
animate, buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, inspirit, rally, uphold
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
embarrass
Synonyms:
entangle, misconcert, trouble, perplex, contuse, hamper, clog, distress, puzzle, encumberAntonyms:
extricate, liberate, expedite, facilitate, accelerate, assist, disencumber
Princeton's WordNet
embarrass, abashverb
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Synonyms:
stymy, stymie, hinder, block, obstruct, blockade, abashobstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrassverb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother blocked him at every turn"
Synonyms:
block up, lug, immobilize, seal off, obturate, handicap, jam, block off, close up, blank out, freeze, abash, obstruct, deflect, parry, kibosh, draw a blank, hamper, hinder, impede, block, forget, stop, stuff, stymy, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, halt, choke up, stymie
Dictionary of English Synonymes
embarrassverb
Synonyms:
perplex, entangle, beset, make intricate, make difficultembarrassverb
Synonyms:
harass, distress, trouble, vex, annoy, plague, hamper, clogembarrassverb
Synonyms:
confuse, disconcert, confound, nonplus, pose, dumfound, dumfounder
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#992 | stuff | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1662 | block | |
#3063 | forget | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#5259 | jam | |
#8184 | shame | |
#9443 | freeze | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12669 | distress | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#13959 | halt | |
#16475 | lug | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#23611 | hamper | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30189 | clog | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#43520 | embarrass | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#44943 | chagrin | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63083 | humiliate | |
#69872 | stymie | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#98831 | encumber | |
#108226 | entangle | |
#114979 | immobilize | |
#172953 | daunt | |
#205593 | occlude | |
#219145 | mortify | |
#224053 | bewilder | |
#229254 | kibosh | |
#299175 | immobilise | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use embarrass in a sentence?
Trump is not welcome in Britain, we wanted to embarrass him and I think we have done that today. We know how sensitive he is. It is horrible to hear the inflammatory language that he uses and I am embarrassed that (Prime Minister) Theresa May has done so much to welcome him.
We actually want to get things done, we don't want to embarrass our leadership.
Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my personal information crossed that line. It was a tactic designed to intimidate and embarrass me and frankly, it is intimidating.
I’m proud of my daughter because without her mom she’s [still] such a great kid and she does her best every day, she makes me laugh and smile and I embarrass her every day like most dads do. She does not like the dad jokes and there are certain rules we have where I’m banned from social media and I’m not supposed to say things and I’m not supposed to post things. It’s not cool to walk with her to school anymore, show up at the school dance and start dabbing or doing a dance that I think might be cool. But she’s funny and I’m proud of her. She’s a great kid.
Our next president of the United States must defend our country, not embarrass it, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.
Translations for embarrass
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- اخجلArabic
- обърквам, смущавамBulgarian
- ponížitCzech
- verlegen machenGerman
- avergonzarSpanish
- nolostuttaaFinnish
- embarrasser, gênerFrench
- zavarba hozHungarian
- imbarazzareItalian
- 困らせるJapanese
- 난처하다, 창피 주다Korean
- verlegen maken, in verlegenheid brengenDutch
- embaraçarPortuguese
- смущатьRussian
- generaSwedish
- மனதிற்கு தொல்லை கொடுTamil
- อายThai
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