Embarrass

//ɪmˈbæɹ.əs//

Synonyms for "embarrass" (139 found)

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Closest matches (28)

abash impede absorb addle addle the wits agitate annoy awkward baffle ball up becloud bedazzle befuddle bewilder bother bug burden cast down catch catch up in

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chagrin clog cloud concern confound

Verb(3 words)

abash block blockade

Strong matches (42)

Related words (69)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

discomfit discompose disconcert forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent untune upset

Synonyms

3 entries

abash impede obstruct

derived

4 entries

disembarrass embarrassability embarrassable embarrassment

derived from

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etymologically related_to

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bar

manner of

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upset

related to

9 entries

abash comfort composure debt disconcert humiliate impede money obstruct

Translations

56 translations across 34 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

أَخْجَلَ verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Armenian

2 entries

ամաչեցնել verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
խայտառակել verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Bulgarian

2 entries

обърквам verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
смущавам verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Catalan

1 entries

avergonyir verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Cherokee

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ᎠᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗᎭ verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

使…困窘 verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
使…尷尬 /使…尴尬 verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Czech

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ponížit verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Danish

4 entries

gøre flov verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
gøre forlegen verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
gøre genert verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
sætte i forlegenhed verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Dutch

2 entries

in verlegenheid brengen verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
verlegen maken verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Esperanto

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embarasi verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Finnish

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nolata verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

French

2 entries

embarrasser verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
gêner verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Galician

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avergoñar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

German

3 entries

demütigen verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
kränken verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
verlegen machen verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Greek

1 entries

ντροπιάζω verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Hungarian

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zavarba hoz verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Italian

2 entries

imbarazzare verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
mettere in imbarazzo verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Japanese

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困らせる verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Khmer

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អោយគេខ្មាស verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Korean

2 entries

난처하다 verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
창피 주다 verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Lao

1 entries

ເຮັດໃຫ້ອິດອັດໃຈ verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Latin

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humiliō verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Malay

1 entries

memalukan verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Mongolian

3 entries

ичээх verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
саад хийх verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
сандраах verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

gjøre flau verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
gjøre forlegen verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Polish

4 entries

ambarasować verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
wprawić w zakłopotanie verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
zaambarasować verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
zawstydzić verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Portuguese

1 entries

embaraçar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Russian

1 entries

смуща́ть verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Spanish

4 entries

abochornar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
acholar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
avergonzar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)
humillar verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Swedish

1 entries

genera verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Tamil

1 entries

மனதிற்கு தொல்லை கொடு verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Turkish

1 entries

rezil etmek verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Vietnamese

1 entries

làm xấu hổ verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿאַרשעמען verb (to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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But showing off the presents could embarrass the guests who did not bring one.

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Tom didn't want to embarrass Mary.

Source: tatoeba (1094614)

I didn't mean to embarrass you.

Source: tatoeba (1887196)

I don't want to embarrass you.

Source: tatoeba (2013901)

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