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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'embarrass' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions embarrass verb (embarrass, es) (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him. Translations:  French: embarrasser Italian: imbarazzare Spanish: avergonzar Etymology: embarrasser, to block, to obstruct, from embarazar, either from embaraíar, from em-Portuguese, em-, from im-Latin, im-, in + baraía, noose, rope, related to Celtic barr, tuft; or from imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, to bar, from im-Italian, im-, in + barraItalian, barra, bar, from Vulgar Latin barraVulgar Latin, barra, of unknown origin        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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