embarrassed

/ɪmˈbærəst/

adjectiveverbem · bar · rassed

Remember the double letters: you’re so embarrassed you stutter—emBARrASSed (two R’s and two S’s).

Yes, it's embarrassed. Keep both doubles: embaRRassed has RR and SS (like “stuttering” from embarrassment).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveFeeling self-conscious, ashamed, or uncomfortable because of something that happened.
  2. verbPast tense of embarrass; to make someone feel self-conscious, ashamed, or uncomfortable.

Examples

  • “I felt embarrassed when I forgot my lines during the play.”
  • “He was embarrassed by the loud ringtone in the quiet library.”
  • “She apologized because she didn’t mean to embarrass her friend in front of the class.”

Synonyms

ashamedself-consciousmortifiedhumiliatedawkward

Antonyms

confidentproud

Translations

ES avergonzado/aPT envergonhado/aFR embarrassé(e)

Common misspellings

embarasedembarrasedembarrasdembarrassedembarressedembarrasstembarassedembarrasssed

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