adjective
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
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- felt abashed at the extravagant praise
- chagrined at the poor sales of his book
- was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
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
- humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
- felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
verb
cause to be embarrassed
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- cause to feel self-conscious
verb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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- His brother blocked him at every turn