embarrass

embarrass
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To upset mentally]
Syn. disconcert, fluster, abash, chagrin, discompose, discomfit, confuse, discomfort, upset, rattle, agitate, distress, disturb, faze, bewilder, nonplus, confound, bother, perplex, puzzle, vex, worry, trouble, distract, perturb, flurry, mortify, discountenance, dumbfound, shame, humiliate, make blush, put in a hole*, put on the spot*, put to the blush*, discombobulate*, make a monkey of*, put out of countenance*, put out of face*.
Ant. compose, encourage*, assure.
2. [To hinder]
Syn. keep back, obstruct, hamper; see hinder .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
disconcert, make ill-at-ease, make self-conscious, abash, shame, mortify, chagrin, fluster, discompose, fluster, faze.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed: abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, faze, mortify. Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop. See PAIN. 2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl2, tangle. See SIMPLE.

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  • embarrass — embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle, faze mean to balk by confusing or confounding, but each word is capable of expressing precise and distinctive shades of meaning. Embarrass characteristically implies some influence which impedes… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Embarrass, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 399 Housing Units (2000): 164 Land area (2000): 1.203737 sq. miles (3.117664 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003955 sq. miles (0.010243 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.207692 sq. miles (3.127907 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Embarrass — Em*bar rass, n. [F. embarras. See {Embarrass}, v. t.] Embarrassment. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embarrass — [em bar′əs, imbar′əs] vt. [Fr embarrasser, lit., to encumber, obstruct < Sp embarazar < It imbarrazzare < imbarrare, to bar, impede < in (L in ) + ML barra, BAR1] 1. to cause to feel self conscious, confused, and ill at ease;… …   English World dictionary

  • embarrass — I verb abash, annoy, baffle, bedevil, beset, bewilder, bother, burden, cause confusion, cause discomfort, cause to feel ill at ease, chagrin, confuse, conturbare, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb,… …   Law dictionary

  • embarrass — (v.) 1670s, perplex, throw into doubt, from Fr. embarrasser (16c.), lit. to block, from embarras obstacle, from It. imbarrazzo, from imbarrare to bar, from in into, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + V.L. *barra bar. Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • embarrass — embarrass, embarrassment are spelt with two rs and two s s …   Modern English usage

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