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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, perhaps from Vulgar Latin barra 'bar' |
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em‧bar‧rass
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people : He didn't want to embarrass her by asking questions.
He didn't want to embarrass her by asking questions.2PP to do something that causes problems for a government, political organization, or politician, and makes them look bad : The revelations in the press have embarrassed the government.
The revelations in the press have embarrassed the government.