Embarrass Definition

ĕm-bărəs

embarrassed, embarrasses, embarrassing

verb

embarrassed, embarrasses, embarrassing

To become flustered, self-conscious, etc.

The child embarrasses easily.

Webster's New World

To cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster.

Webster's New World

To cause difficulties to; hinder; impede.

Webster's New World

To cause to be in debt; cause financial difficulties to.

Webster's New World

To make more difficult; complicate.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Embarrass

French embarrasser to encumber, hamper from Spanish embarazar from Italian imbarazzare from imbarazzo obstacle, obstruction from imbarrare to block, bar in- in (from Latin en–¹) barra bar (from Vulgar Latin barra)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo (“obstacle, obstruction”), from imbarrare (“to block, bar”), from im- (“in”) + barra (“bar”), from Vulgar Latin barra, of unknown origin.

From Wiktionary
from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraça (“noose, rope”), or

From Wiktionary