embarrassed
About 6.07 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
- adjective Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.
- verb simple past and past participle of embarrass
Similar words
abashed mortified humiliated uncomfortable ashamed chagrined discomposed discomfited shame bashful
Often followed by
by to and at about the in when that
Word family
embarrassedly
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