verb

1. 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.”

2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.

   “The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.”

3. To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

   “A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements.”

Synonyms: abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame

noun

1. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.

adjective

1. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

Synonyms: awkward, shameful