The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
Source: tatoeba (44657)
Embarrassed
//ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst//
Synonyms for "embarrassed" (169 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (51)
deep in debtdiscomfiteddiscomforteddiscomposeddisconcerteddisgraceddismayeddisordereddisorganizeddisorienteddisquieteddistracteddistraughtdistresseddisturbeddown to bedrockencumberedfeeling the pinchflushedflustered
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Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (84)
in hockin narrow circumstancesin queer streetin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstancesin the holein the redinconveniencedindebtedinhibitedinsolventinvolvedirkedjumbledland-poorlostmazedmixed upmixed-upmortgaged
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mortifiednarrowoff the trackon the edgeout of countenanceout of pocketperplexedperturbedpinchedplaguedplunged in debtpoorpoorly offput output to itput uponput-output-uponpuzzledrattledredred facedred-facedreducedremorsefulrepentantruddyruffledself-consciousshakenshamedshamefacedshamefastsheepishshookshortshort of cashshort of fundsshort of moneyshuffledsore besetsqueezedstraitenedstrappedtied uptroubledturned arounduncomfortableuneasyunmoneyedunprosperousunsettledupsetvexedwithout a clueworried
Adjective(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
64 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- بِٱلْحَرَج adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- مُحْرَج adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Bulgarian
2 entries- объркан adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- смутен adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Catalan
1 entries- avergonyit adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Cebuano
1 entries- ulaw adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 尷尬 /尴尬 adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- 狼狽 /狼狈 adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- 難為情 /难为情 adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Dutch
1 entries- in verlegenheid gebracht adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Esperanto
1 entries- embarasita adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Finnish
4 entries- hämillään adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- kiusaantunut adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- nolo adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- nolostunut adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
French
2 entries- embarrassé adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- gêné adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
German
1 entries- verlegen adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Hebrew
1 entries- נבוך adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Hungarian
3 entries- kínosan érzi magát adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- szégyelli magát adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- zavarban van adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Icelandic
1 entries- blygðunarfullur adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Italian
1 entries- imbarazzato adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Japanese
1 entries- 恥ずかしい adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Jeju
1 entries- 부치럽다 adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Khmer
1 entries- អៀនខ្លួន adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Korean
1 entries- 부끄럽다 adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Ladino
2 entries- averguensado adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- entravado adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Lao
4 entries- ກະດາກ adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- ຂີ້ຫລຶ້ມ adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- ຄັບໃຈ adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- ມືກ່າຽຫນ້າຜາກ adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Macedonian
3 entries- за́срамен adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- збр́кан adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- сму́тен adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Malay
1 entries- malu adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Māori
2 entries- aniu adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- rōrī adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Norman
1 entries- embarrassé adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Norwegian
1 entries- flau adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- محجوب adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Portuguese
2 entries- embaraçado adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- envergonhado adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Russian
3 entries- расте́рянный adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- смущённый adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- стыдли́вый adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Spanish
1 entries- avergonzado adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Swedish
1 entries- generad adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Unami
1 entries- mixanësi adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Venetan
2 entries- insnapà adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- intrigà adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bối rối adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- xấu hổ adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Winnebago
1 entries- hirošik adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Yoruba
3 entries- onítìjú adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- tijú adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
- tì adj (Having a feeling of shameful discomfort)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The naive man was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
Source: tatoeba (50653)
On hearing himself praised, John was deeply embarrassed.
Source: tatoeba (52577)
I'm extremely embarrassed that it has taken so long to reply.
Source: tatoeba (64005)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.