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# embarrass

verb (embarrass, embarrasses, embarrassed, embarrassing)

«embarrass» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To embarrass someone means to make them feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#m1)
2. To be embarrassed means to feel that way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE lessons we learn that everyone gets embarrassed sometimes — tripping in public, getting an answer wrong — and that we should not embarrass others on purpose. In stories embarrassed characters blush, look down or want to hide. Phrases: «embarrass someone», «be embarrassed about», «embarrassed to say».

### Examples

- Please don't embarrass me in front of my friends! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x1)
- He was embarrassed when he called the teacher «Mum». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x2)
- I felt embarrassed about my messy room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x3)
- Dad embarrasses me when he dances. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x4)
- She was too embarrassed to ask for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x5)
- Don't be embarrassed — everyone makes mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x6)
- They embarrassed him by laughing at his drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x7)
- I was embarrassed that I forgot her name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/#x8)

### Note

One of the hardest spellings: double r AND double s — e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s. Noun: embarrassment. «Embarrassed» = how you feel; «embarrassing» = what causes it. False friend: Spanish «embarazada» means pregnant, not embarrassed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «embarrass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embarrass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embarrass.html) on Mova free.