Embarrass
To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator.
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.
Embarrassment.
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Embarrass Quotations
I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.
Mark Twain
When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.
Russell Crowe
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.
Sparky Anderson
We didn't do wrong things because we didn't want to embarrass our parents.
Paul Prudhomme
There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
Drew Barrymore
Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?
Tom Clancy
The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did.
Harold H. Greene
We're going to break a story that there are people on the staff on the 9-11 Commission that didn't want the 9-11 Commissioners to know the details of Able Danger because of the potential to embarrass those commissioners.
Curt Weldon
I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me.
Danny Glover
A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.
Walter Lang
Embarrass Translations
embarrass in Dutch is in verlegenheid brengen
embarrass in French is embarasser, embarassent, embarassez, embarassons
embarrass in Spanish is avergonzar
embarrass in Swedish is genera
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