"embarrass" meaning in English

See embarrass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈbæ.rəs/ Audio: en-us-embarrass.ogg [US] Forms: embarrass [canonical], embarrasses [third-person, singular], embarrassed [past], embarrassed [past, participle], embarrassing [present, participle]
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  1. If you embarrass someone, you make them feel discomfort or shame.
    Sense id: simple-embarrass-en-verb-5viCFz0u
     
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