EGAVE

embarrassed

About 6.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
    After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
  2. adjective Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.
  3. 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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