embarrass
21embarrass — verb his parents would show up drunk and embarrass him Syn: mortify, shame, put someone to shame, humiliate, abash, chagrin, make uncomfortable, make self conscious; discomfit, disconcert, discompose, upset, distress; informal show up,… …
22embarrass — [17] As in the case of embargo, the etymological meaning of embarrass is ‘put behind bars’. It comes ultimately from Italian imbarrare ‘surround with bars’, hence ‘impede’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in ‘in’ and Vulgar Latin *barra… …
23Embarrass River — may refer to:*Embarrass River (Minnesota) *Embarrass River (Wisconsin)ee also*Embarras River in Illinois *Embarras River (Alberta) in Alberta, CA …
24Embarrass Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Embarrass Township, Minnesota settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Minnesota… …
25Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois — Infobox Settlement unit pref=Imperial settlement type=Township official name = Embarrass Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = Location in Edgar County subdivision type = Country subdivision name =… …
26Embarrass, Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = Embarrass, Wisconsin settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Embarrass, Wisconsin mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… …
27Embarrass — geographical name see Embarras …
28embarrass — verb /ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs,ɪmˈbe.ɹəs/ to humiliate; to disrupt somebodys composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash The crowds laughter and jeers embarrassed him. Syn: abash, d …
29embarrass — em·bar·rass im bar əs vt to impair the activity of (a bodily function) or the function of (a bodily part) <digestion embarrassed by overeating> * * * em·bar·rass (əm barґəs) to impede the function of; to obstruct …
30embarrass — Synonyms and related words: abash, absorb, addle, addle the wits, agitate, awkward, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, bother, bug, burden, cast down, catch up in, chagrin, cloud, concern, confound, confuse, cramp, cripple, cumber,… …
