"embarrassable" meaning in English

See embarrassable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more embarrassable [comparative], most embarrassable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrass Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English embarrassable From embarrass + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|embarrass|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. 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  1. Capable of being embarrassed. Derived forms: embarrassability
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        "Capable of being embarrassed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embarrass",
          "embarrass"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "embarrassable"
}

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