embarrassed

[ US /ɪmˈbɛɹəst/ ]
[ UK /ɛmbˈæɹəst/ ]

ADJECTIVE

made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
felt abashed at the extravagant praise
chagrined at the poor sales of his book
was embarrassed by her child's tantrums

How To Use embarrassed In A Sentence

The question was tinged with a touch of sarcasm that made her embarrassed flush renew its bright shade and caused her to clench her fists.
Rebecca was too embarrassed to reply, but he took her silence as an affirmative.
He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed.
So an embarrassed clerk in the table office wrote to Mr Wilson, advising him of proposed amendments to his motion.
Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.
He was embarrassed and even ashamed of his indiscretion, but then he realized that there was no way he could have been heard above the roar of the boisterous crowd.
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She seemed embarrassed for a moment but quickly recovered her poise.
Watching their hand-holding shadows, she was embarrassed at being dressed for church.
Am I the only one who's embarrassed to admit that I don't trust that every guy with a card board sign at the freeway off ramp is really a veteran? Senator: 131,000 homeless vets a 'disgrace'