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Showing words for EMBARRASS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Embarrass

embarrass

8 Letter Words for Embarrass

embarras

7 Letter Words for Embarrass

abasers, abraser, amasser, arrases, baresma, brasser, reamass, sambars

6 Letter Words for Embarrass

abaser, abases, abears, abrase, ambers, arames, armers, arrame, asmear, baases, barras, barres, basser, brames, brases, brasse, breams, embars, maraes, marses, masers, masser, ramass, rasers, rearms, rebars, remass, sabers, sabras, sambar, sambas, sarsar, serras, smears

5 Letter Words for Embarrass

abase, abeam, abear, aberr, abram, amass, ambar, ambas, amber, amess, arabs, arame, arars, arase, arbas, arber, arear, areas, armer, arras, assam, barer, bares, barms, barra, barre, barse, baser, bases, basse, beams, bearm, bears, bemar, bemas, berms, besra, braes, brama, brame, brass, bream, brers, embar, maars, mabes, marae, maras, mares, marse, masas, maser, mases, massa, masse, mesas, msasa, rares, raser, rasse, reams, rearm, rears, rebar, saber, sabes, sabra, samba, sames, sarra, sarsa, seams, sears, serab, serra, serrs, sesma, smear

4 Letter Words for Embarrass

abas, amar, amas, amba, ambe, amra, arab, arar, arba, arbs, area, ares, arms, asar, asea, asem, asse, baar, baas, bams, bara, bare, barm, barr, bars, base, bass, beam, bear, bema, berm, besa, bess, brae, bras, brer, ears, eras, errs, maar, maas, mabe, maes, mara, mare, mars, masa, mase, mass, mear, meas, mesa, mess, rama, rame, rams, rara, rare, rasa, ream, rear, rebs, rems, saba, sabe, sabs, sama, same, sare, sars, sasa, seam, sear, seas, sebs, serb, serr, sers

3 Letter Words for Embarrass

aam, aas, aba, abm, abr, abs, aer, aes, ama, amb, ame, ara, arb, are, arm, arr, ars, asb, ase, ass, baa, bae, bam, bar, bas, ber, bes, bmr, bra, brr, eam, ear, eas, ebs, ems, era, err, ers, esm, esr, ess, maa, mab, mae, mar, mas, mba, mea, mer, mes, mrs, msb, mss, rab, ram, ras, rea, reb, rem, res, rms, saa, sab, sam, sar, sbe, sea, sem, ser, sma, sse

Definitions for Embarrass

[1] to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
[2] to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate.
[3] to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
[4] to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt: The decline in sales embarrassed the company.
[5] to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused.
[6] a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 miles (298 km) long.
[7] (also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster
[8] (usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties
[9] archaic to make difficult; complicate
[10] archaic to impede; obstruct; hamper

Words related to Embarrass

annoy, disturb, perplex, bewilder, perturb, faze, confuse, puzzle, upset, distract, shame, rattle, irk, plague, agitate, mortify, fluster, stun, bother, disconcert

Words nearby Embarrass

embark, embarkation, embarkment, embarras, embarras de richesses, embarrass, embarrassing, embarrassment, embarrassment of riches, embassador, embassage

Origin of Embarrass

1665–75; < French embarrasser < Spanish embarazar < Portuguese embaraçar, equivalent to em- em-1 + -baraçar, verbal derivative of baraço, baraça cord, strap, noose (of obscure origin)

Other words from Embarrass

em·bar·rassed·ly [em-bar -uh st-lee, -uh -sid-lee] /ɛmˈbær əst li, -ə sɪd li/ , adverb
em·bar·rass·ing·ly , adverb
pre·em·bar·rass , verb (used with object)
un·em·bar·rassed , adjective

Word origin for Embarrass

C17: (in the sense: to impede): via French and Spanish from Italian imbarrazzare, from imbarrare to confine within bars; see en- 1 , bar 1

Synonyms for Embarrass

agitate, annoy, bewilder, bother, confuse, disconcert, distract, disturb, dumbfound, faze, fluster, irk, mortify, perplex, perturb, plague, puzzle, rattle, shame, stun, upset, abash, bug, chagrin, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, discountenance, distress, nonplus, tease, throw, catch one short, give a bad time, give a hard time, hang up, let down, make a monkey of, put in a hole, put in a spot, put on the spot, put out of countenance, show up, throw into a tizzy