The meaning of EMBARRASSED is feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress. How to use embarrassed in a sentence.

It is an embarrassed and embarrassing category from which the beautiful, the tasteful, the artistic, must be constantly separated and dusted off.

Definition of embarrassed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed, or guilty about something. He looked a bit embarrassed. ...an embarrassed silence.

To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy...

I'm embarrassed (to admit) that I've never actually read the book. It was one of my most embarrassing moments. He was embarrassingly unprepared for the job interview.

4 days ago · Past participle of embarrass. embarrassed (comparative more embarrassed, superlative most embarrassed) After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still …