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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Embarrass, MN
    Zip code(s): 55732
  Embarrass, WI (village, FIPS 23850)
    Location: 44.67074 N, 88.70334 W
    Population (1990): 461 (148 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\ ([e^]m*b[a^]r"ras), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Embarrassed ([e^]m*b[a^]r"rast); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Embarrassing.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg.
     embara[,c]ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra
     bar. See Bar.]
     1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by
        something which impedes or confuses mental action; to make
        (a person) unpleasantly self-conscious; to perplex; to
        discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an
        orator. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: abash, discompose, disconcert, discomfit, chagrin. [1913
          Webster +PJC]
  
     2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to
        obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are
        embarrassed. [WordNet sense 2]
  
     Syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie. [1913
          Webster]
  
     3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money
        matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent
        claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as,
        a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet
        his pecuniary engagements.
  
     Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle;
          disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass,
          Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties
          are confused by something we do not understand. We are
          perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so
          affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are
          embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us
          which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion.
          A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is
          perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is
          sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his
          presence of mind.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\, n. [F. embarras. See Embarrass, v.
     t.]
     Embarrassment. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Embarrassing.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp.
     embarazar, Pg. embara?ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in)
     + LL. barra bar. See Bar.]
     1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by
        something which impedes or confuses mental action; to
        perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may
        embarrass an orator.
  
     2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to
        obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are
        embarrassed.
  
     3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money
        matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent
        claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as,
        a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet
        his pecuniary engagements.
  
     Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle;
          disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass,
          Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties
          are confused by something we do not understand. We are
          perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so
          affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are
          embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us
          which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion.
          A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is
          perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is
          sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his
          presence of mind.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\, n. [F. embarras. See Embarrass, v.
     t.]
     Embarrassment. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  embarrass
       v 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious [syn:
            abash]
       2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His
          brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade,
           block, hinder, stymie, stymy]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εξευτελίζω, κάνω κάποιον να νιώθει ντροπαλός ή άβολος, ειδικά σε μια
  κοινωνική κατάσταση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or
  comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
     2 (senseid en impede)(lb en transitive) To hinder from liberty of
  movement; to impede; to obstruct.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or
  comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
     2 (senseid en impede)(lb en transitive) To hinder from liberty of
  movement; to impede; to obstruct.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or
  comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
     2 (senseid en impede)(lb en transitive) To hinder from liberty of
  movement; to impede; to obstruct.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or
  comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
     2 (senseid en impede)(lb en transitive) To hinder from liberty of
  movement; to impede; to obstruct.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     Englanti vb.
     1 nolostuttaa, saattaa hämilleen
     2 nolata, saattaa kiusallinen asemaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  embarrass
     Engelska vb.
     genera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Embarrass /ɛmbˈaɹəs/
  أحرج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  embarrass //ɪmˈbæɹ.əs// //ɪmˈbɛɹ.əs// 
  обърквам, смущавам
  to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely