embarrass
(verb)
verb
1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Similar word(s): abash
Definition categories: emotion, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset
2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Similar word(s): block, blockade, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy
Definition categories: social, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Sentences with embarrass as a verb:
- The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
- Business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.
- A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.