Definition of Embarrass

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Embarrass

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.

To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.

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.

Embarrassment.

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Embarrass Quotations

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.
Mark Twain

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
Drew Barrymore

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.
Sparky Anderson

Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?
Tom Clancy

We didn't do wrong things because we didn't want to embarrass our parents.
Paul Prudhomme

The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did.
Harold H. Greene

We're going to break a story that there are people on the staff on the 9-11 Commission that didn't want the 9-11 Commissioners to know the details of Able Danger because of the potential to embarrass those commissioners.
Curt Weldon

A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.
Walter Lang

Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.
Peter Farrelly

I figured, if I failed, I'd tried something that I hadn't tried before and if one movie was going to destroy my career than I didn't have much of a career to start with. I just went for it. God willing I wasn't over the top and didn't embarrass myself.
Elizabeth Pena

Embarrass Translations

embarrass in Dutch is in verlegenheid brengen
embarrass in French is embarasser, embarassent, embarassez, embarassons
embarrass in Spanish is avergonzar
embarrass in Swedish is genera

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