Meaning & use
embarrassed
Feeling awkward or uncomfortable because you think others may judge something you did or said.
See it in a sentence
I felt embarrassed when I called the teacher by the wrong name.
Dev was embarrassed about forgetting the words during rehearsal.
A note on using this word
A person feels embarrassed; an event can be embarrassing. Remember the double r and double s in embarrassed.
Words with a similar meaning
self-consciousabashed
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