embarrassed
adjective (embarrassed, more embarrassed, most embarrassed); also past of the verb embarrass (embarrass, embarrasses, embarrassed, embarrassing)
Everyday
- Feeling shy, awkward or a bit ashamed because of something you did or something that happened in front of other people, often with a red face. tree →
- Past of «embarrass»: made someone feel this way. tree →
In the lessons
In health and feelings lessons it is one of the common emotions: everyone feels embarrassed sometimes — tripping in the playground, a wrong answer, a funny noise. Learning that mistakes are normal helps. In stories embarrassed characters blush, look down, or want to hide. Manners: don't laugh at someone who is embarrassed. Phrases: feel embarrassed, embarrassed about, embarrassed to say, go red.
Examples
- I was embarrassed when I tripped on the stage. tree →
- He felt embarrassed about his answer, but the teacher said it was a good try. tree →
- She went red and looked embarrassed. tree →
- Don't laugh at people when they're embarrassed. tree →
- Mum embarrassed me by singing loudly in the shop. tree →
- I'm too embarrassed to ask for help. tree →
- Everyone feels embarrassed sometimes — it passes. tree →
- ‘No, I can’t say I do,’ replied the King, somewhat embarrassed. tree →
Note
Spelling trap: double «r» AND double «s»: embarrassed. «Embarrassed» = how you feel; «embarrassing» = what causes it (an embarrassing mistake). Not the same as «ashamed», which is stronger and about doing something wrong.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «embarrassed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «embarrassed» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/embarrassed/