Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - embarrass
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Embarrass
embarrass
~ v 1 to make someone feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in a social situation (The old woman's blunt questions embarrassed her, making her momentarily tongue-tied.) 2 to do something that causes problems for a government, political organization, or politician (a series of revelations that has embarrassed the government)
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(embarrasses, embarrassing, embarrassed) 1. If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. His clumsiness embarrassed him... It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on. VERB: V n, it V n that 2. If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them. The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: French ~er, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaracar, from em- (from Latin in-) + baraca noose Date: 1672 transitive verb 1. a. to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties b. to involve in financial difficulties c. to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress bawdy stories ~ed him 2. a. to hamper the movement of b. hinder, impede 3. to make intricate ; complicate 4. to impair the activity of (a bodily function) or the function of (a bodily part) digestion ~ed by overeating intransitive verb to become anxiously self-conscious he ~es easily • ~able adjective Synonyms: ~, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle mean to distress by confusing or confounding. ~ implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action ~ed to admit that she liked the movie. discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion hecklers discomfited the speaker. abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority abashed by her swift and cutting retort. disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy disconcerted by finding so many in attendance. rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment rattled by all the television cameras. EMBARRASS geographical name see Embarras ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 cause (a person) to feel awkward or self-conscious or ashamed. 2 (as embarrassed adj.) encumbered with debts. 3 encumber, impede. 4 complicate (a question etc.). 5 perplex. Derivatives embarrassedly adv. embarrassingly adv. embarrassment n. Etymology: F embarrasser (orig. = hamper) f. Sp. embarazar f. It. imbarrare bar in (as IN-(2), BAR(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. беспокоить, смущать; приводить в замешательство, сбивать с толку it embarrassed him to admit it —- он стеснялся в этом признаться to feel embarrassed —- чувствовать себя неловко her question embarrassed me —- ее вопрос поставил меня в трудное положение 2. затруднять, стеснять (движения); мешать to embarrass smb. with parcels —- нагрузить кого-л. свертками 3. мешать; препятствовать the law embarrassed transactions between individuals —- закон затруднил заключение сделок между частными лицами digestion embarrassed by overeating —- плохое пищеварение от переедания the motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill —- предложение было выдвинуто с целью затруднить принятие законопроекта to embarrass the communications —- воен. нарушать коммуникации (противника) 4. усложнять, запутывать (вопрос, дело) 5. обременять долгами his estate was embarrassed —- его имение было заложено 6. вызывать денежные затруднения the decline in sales embarrassed the company —- уменьшение сбыта товаров поставило компанию в трудное финансовой положение he is embarrassed financially —- он стеснен в средствах, он испытывает денежные затруднения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) затруднять, стеснять 2) смущать, приводить в замешательство 3) oft. past part. запутывать (в делах); обременять (долгами) Syn: see shame ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1672, from Fr. embarrasser, lit. "to block," from embarras "obstacle," from It. imbarrazzo, from imbarrare "to bar," from in- "into, upon" + V.L. *barra "bar." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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