embarrass
verb
[ ɪmˈbarəs ]
• cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
• "she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene"
Similar:
shame,
humiliate,
make ashamed,
demean,
abash,
mortify,
horrify,
appal,
crush,
make uncomfortable,
make awkward,
make self-conscious,
make uneasy,
upset,
disconcert,
discomfit,
discompose,
confuse,
fluster,
agitate,
nonplus,
discountenance,
distress,
chagrin,
discredit,
dishonour,
show up,
faze,
rattle,
discombobulate,
own,
• hamper or impede (a person or action).
• "the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy"
Origin:
early 17th century (in embarrass (sense 2 of the verb)): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter’).
