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to embarrass
01
to make a person feel ashamed, uneasy, or nervous, especially in front of other people
Transitive: to embarrass sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
embarrass
3rd person singular
embarrasses
Present participle
embarrassing
Past simple
embarrassed
Past participle
embarrassed
Examples
His clumsy fall embarrassed him in front of his colleagues.
02
o create obstacles or difficulties that hinder the progress or accomplishment of something
Transitive: to embarrass a process or activity
Examples
The strict rules embarrassed the team's efforts to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
Lexical Tree
disembarrass
embarrassed
embarrassing
embarrass
