Verb: embarrass em'behr-us [N. Amer], em'ba-rus [Brit]
- Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
"He was embarrassd by their kindness"; "The revelation embarrassed the whole family";
- abash
- [archaic] Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother embarrassed him at every turn";
- obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy [rare]
Derived forms: embarrassed, embarrassing, embarrasses
Type of: discomfit, discompose, disconcert, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, untune [rare], upset
Encyclopedia: Embarrass, Minnesota