embarrassed

/im'bærəst/

Thân thiện

She felt embarrassed when she tripped on the sidewalk.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling or showing self-conscious discomfort due to shame, awkwardness, or a sense of being exposed: The state of being made to feel uneasy, foolish, or ashamed, often because of one's own actions, a situation, or the actions of someone connected to them.
   • Hindered or complicated: (Archaic/less common) Facing difficulty or obstruction.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She felt embarrassed when she tripped in front of everyone.
  • He was too embarrassed to admit he had forgotten her name.
  • The embarrassed child hid behind her mother after spilling the juice.

Advanced Usage

• "to be embarrassed about/at/by something": A common structure to indicate the cause of the feeling.

  • He was deeply embarrassed by his lack of knowledge on the topic.
  • She felt embarrassed about the outdated clothes she was wearing.

• "financially embarrassed": (Formal/Euphemistic) A polite way to say someone is having money problems or is in debt.

  • The company found itself financially embarrassed after the market crash.

Variants and Related Words

• Embarrass (verb): To cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

  • His rude comment embarrassed the entire group.

• Embarrassing (adjective): Causing a feeling of embarrassment.

  • It was an embarrassing mistake to send the email to the wrong person.

• Embarrassment (noun): The state of feeling embarrassed, or something that causes this feeling.

  • Her face turned red with embarrassment.
  • The outdated system is an embarrassment to the department.

Synonyms

• Ashamed: Feeling shame or guilt.
• Abashed: Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
• Mortified: Extremely embarrassed or ashamed.
• Chagrined: Feeling distressed or humiliated.
• Self-conscious: Unduly aware of oneself as an object of observation by others.
• Flustered: Agitated or confused.

Antonyms

• Confident: Feeling or showing certainty.
• Proud: Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction.
• Composed: Having one's feelings under control; calm.
• Unabashed: Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "to die of embarrassment": (Hyperbolic) To feel extremely embarrassed.

  • When he started singing my praises in public, I wanted to die of embarrassment.

• "an embarrassment of riches": So many good things or choices that it becomes a problem.

  • With three excellent candidates, the hiring committee faced an embarrassment of riches.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
   • too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
   • humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
   • felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
2. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
   • felt abashed at the extravagant praise
   • chagrined at the poor sales of his book
   • was embarrassed by her child's tantrums

Từ đồng nghĩa

• humiliated
• mortified
• abashed
• chagrined