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She was even meditating a retreat, inexplicably embarrass ed, when an inner door opened and Lady Victoria entered. Frederick, embarrass ed, thought his sister was carrying the jest too far. Embarrass ed and ashamed, she was obliged to confess that her knowledge of the language was confined to one quotation. It failed to secure the capital it sought and was seriously embarrass ed throughout its three years' existence. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! Resources Resources home Text Checker.

English American English. Enter search text. Extra Examples I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing. It was very embarrassing , for many eyes were on us. Synonyms for embarrassing Synonyms awkward , discomfiting , disconcerting , disturbing , flustering , uncomfortable Visit the Thesaurus for More.

Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 Oct. First Known Use of embarrassing , in the meaning defined above. Learn More About embarrassing. Time Traveler for embarrassing The first known use of embarrassing was in See more words from the same year. Style: MLA. Get Word of the Day daily email! They sat in embarrassed silence. Definition and synonyms of embarrassed from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of embarrassed.

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