embarrassed

Etymology

From embarrass + -ed. The adjective is an extension of the past participle.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/

Adjective

embarrassed (comparative more embarrassed, superlative most embarrassed)

1. Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

   After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.

2. (archaic) Impeded; obstructed.
   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew

     […] they could let their eyes hover tenderly on the far-off white cliffs that so often had signalled to the embarrassed English a promise of safety.

Verb

embarrassed

1. simple past tense and past participle of embarrass