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embarrassed

ɪm'bɛrʌst

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adjective
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
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"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"

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humiliated mortified ashamed
adjective
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
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"was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

Similar:

abashed chagrined discomposed

Examples of embarrassed

"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"
"was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"