English-Thai Dictionary

embarrass

VT ทำให้ ขวยเขิน  ทำให้ กระดากอาย  ทำให้ รู้สึก อาย  chagrin discomfit discompose tam-hai-kuai-koen

 

embarrass

VT ทำให้ ลำบาก  ทำให้เกิด ปัญหา  ขัดขวาง  hamper hinder obstruct tam-hai-lam-bak

 

embarrassed

ADJ ซึ่ง ลำบากใจ  ซึ่ง อับอาย  ซึ่ง กระดากอาย  ซึ่ง ขัดเขิน  ซึ่ง เก้อเขิน  ashamed humiliated sueng-lam-bak-jai

 

embarrassment

N ความขวยเขิน  ความ กระดากอาย  ความ อึดอัด ใจ  ความลำบาก ใจ  humiliation shame uncomfortableness kwam-kuai-koen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMBARRASS

v.t. 1. To perplex; to render intricate; to entangle. We say, public affairs are embarrassed; the state of our accounts is embarrassed; want of order tends to embarrass business.
2. To perplex, as the mind or intellectual faculties; to confuse. Our ideas are sometimes embarrassed.
3. To perplex, as with debts, or demands, beyond the means of payment; applied to a person or his affairs. In mercantile language, a man or his business is embarrassed, when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements.
4. To perplex; to confuse; to disconcert; to abash. An abrupt address may embarrass a young lady. A young man may be too much embarrassed to utter a word.

 

EMBARRASSED

pp. Perplexed; rendered intricate; confused; confounded.

 

EMBARRASSING

ppr. Perplexing; entangling; confusing; confounding; abashing.

 

EMBARRASSMENT

n.Perplexity; intricacy; entanglement. 1. Confusion of mind.
2. Perplexity arising from insolvency, or from temporary inability to discharge debts.
3. Confusion; abashment.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EMBARRASS

Em *bar "rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n.Embarrassing. ] Etym: [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara, Pr. barras bar ); pref. em- (L. in ) + LL. barra bar. See Bar. ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.

 

3. (Com. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Syn. -- To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle; disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand. We are perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion. A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind.

 

EMBARRASS

Em *bar "rass, n. Etym: [F. embarras. See Embarrass, v. t.]

 

Defn: Embarrassment. [Obs. ] Bp. Warburton.

 

EMBARRASSMENT

Em *bar "rass *ment, n. Etym: [F. embarrassement.]

 

1. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness. The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper. W. Irving. The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the late regulations. Bancroft.

 

2. Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

embarrass

em bar rass |emˈbarəs ɪmˈbærəs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed: she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene. • (be embarrassed ) be caused financial difficulties: he would be embarrassed by an inheritance tax. • archaic hamper or impede (a person, movement, or action ): the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy in a considerable degree. • archaic make difficult or intricate; complicate. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘hamper, impede ’): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter ’).

 

embarrassed

em bar rassed |emˈbarəst əmˈbɛrəst | ▶adjective feeling or showing embarrassment: he became embarrassed at his own effusiveness | an embarrassed silence. • having or showing financial difficulties. DERIVATIVES em bar rassed ly |-əstlē, -əsidlē |adverb

 

embarrassing

em bar rass ing |emˈbarəsiNG əmˈbɛrəsɪŋ | ▶adjective causing embarrassment: an embarrassing muddle. DERIVATIVES em bar rass ing ly adverb

 

embarrassment

em bar rass ment |-mənt əmˈbɛrəsmənt | ▶noun a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness: I turned red with embarrassment. • a person or thing causing such feelings: he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored | her extreme views might be an embarrassment to the movement. • financial difficulty: his temporary financial embarrassment. PHRASES embarrassment of riches (or choice ) more options or resources than one knows what to do with: picking a highlight from such an embarrassment of riches is hard. there is an embarrassment of intellectual riches in the two anthologies. as consumers we have an embarrassment of choice.

 

Oxford Dictionary

embarrass

embarrass |ɪmˈbarəs, ɛm- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause (someone ) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed: she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene. • (be embarrassed ) be caused financial difficulties: he would be embarrassed by estate duty. 2 archaic hamper or impede (a person or action ): the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy. • archaic make difficult or intricate; complicate. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter ’).

 

embarrassed

em ¦bar |rassed |ɪmˈbarəst, ɛm- | ▶adjective feeling or showing embarrassment: I felt quite embarrassed whenever I talked to her | an embarrassed silence. • having or showing financial difficulties. DERIVATIVES embarrassedly adverb

 

embarrassing

em |bar ¦rass |ing |ɪmˈbarəsɪŋ, ɛm- | ▶adjective causing embarrassment: an embarrassing muddle. DERIVATIVES embarrassingly adverb

 

embarrassment

em |bar ¦rass |ment |ɪmˈbarəsmənt, ɛm- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness: I turned red with embarrassment. • [ count noun ] a person or thing causing feelings of embarrassment: he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored | her extreme views might be an embarrassment to the movement. • financial difficulty: his temporary financial embarrassment. PHRASES an embarrassment of riches (or choice ) more options or resources than one knows what to do with: picking a highlight from such an embarrassment of riches is hard. there is an embarrassment of intellectual riches in the two anthologies. as consumers we have an embarrassment of choice.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

embarrass

embarrass verb his parents would show up drunk and embarrass him: mortify, shame, put someone to shame, humiliate, abash, chagrin, make uncomfortable, make self-conscious; discomfit, disconcert, discompose, upset, distress; informal show up, discombobulate.

 

embarrassed

embarrassed adjective the officer's flashlight caught a pair of embarrassed teens in the back seat: mortified, red-faced, blushing, abashed, shamed, ashamed, shamefaced, humiliated, chagrined, awkward, self-conscious, uncomfortable, sheepish; discomfited, disconcerted, upset, discomposed, flustered, agitated, distressed; shy, bashful, tongue-tied; informal with egg on one's face, wishing the earth would swallow one up.

 

embarrassing

embarrassing adjective many embarrassing moments have been preserved on videotape: humiliating, shaming, shameful, mortifying, ignominious; awkward, uncomfortable, cringeworthy, compromising; disconcerting, discomfiting, upsetting, distressing.

 

embarrassment

embarrassment noun 1 he was scarlet with embarrassment: mortification, humiliation, shame, shamefacedness, chagrin, awkwardness, self-consciousness, sheepishness, discomfort, discomfiture, discomposure, agitation, distress; shyness, bashfulness. 2 his current financial embarrassment: difficulty, predicament, plight, problem, mess, imbroglio; informal bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape. 3 an embarrassment of riches: surplus, excess, overabundance, superabundance, glut, surfeit, superfluity; abundance, profusion, plethora.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

embarrass

embarrass verb he was embarrassed by a front-page story which alleged that he had had an affair: shame, humiliate, make ashamed, demean, abash; mortify, horrify, appal, crush; make uncomfortable, make awkward, make self-conscious, make uneasy; upset, disconcert, discomfit, discompose, confuse, fluster, agitate, nonplus, discountenance, distress, chagrin; discredit, dishonour; informal show up, faze, rattle, discombobulate.

 

embarrassed

embarrassed adjective she felt embarrassed at having been so frank before a servant: awkward, self-conscious, uneasy, uncomfortable, unsettled, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, shy; shamed, ashamed, shamefaced, humiliated, humbled, demeaned, abashed; mortified, horrified, appalled, crushed; upset, disconcerted, discomfited, discomposed, confused, flustered, agitated, nonplussed, discountenanced, distressed, chastened, chagrined; discredited, dishonoured; informal with egg on one's face, wishing the earth would swallow one up. ANTONYMS unabashed.

 

embarrassing

embarrassing adjective 1 he was frightened of making an embarrassing mistake: shaming, shameful, humiliating, mortifying, demeaning, degrading, ignominious; upsetting, disconcerting, discomfiting, discomposing, confusing, flustering, agitating, discountenancing, distressing; discreditable, dishonouring, disgraceful; informal blush-making. 2 there may be some embarrassing questions at the shareholders' meeting: awkward, uncomfortable, difficult, tricky, delicate, sensitive, problematic, troublesome, thorny, knotty, vexatious, ticklish; compromising, humiliating; informal sticky, dicey, hairy, cringeworthy, cringe-making; Brit. informal dodgy.

 

embarrassment

embarrassment noun 1 Louise's heightened colour betrayed her embarrassment: awkwardness, self-consciousness, unease, uneasiness, discomfort, discomfiture, edginess; shame, humiliation, mortification, ignominy; sheepishness, shyness, bashfulness; discomposure, flusteredness, perturbation, confusion, agitation, distress, chagrin. ANTONYMS confidence. 2 his current financial embarrassment: difficulty, predicament, plight, problem, mess, entanglement, imbroglio; dilemma, quandary; informal bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape. 3 an embarrassment of riches: surplus, excess, overabundance, superabundance, profusion, glut, surfeit, superfluity, more than enough, too many, too much, enough and to spare; avalanche, deluge, flood, abundance, plethora. ANTONYMS dearth.

 

French Dictionary

embarrassant

embarrassant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Qui met dans une situation gênante. : Une question embarrassante. SYNONYME délicat ; gênant . 2 Encombrant. : Ces valises sont embarrassantes quand on voyage en train: il vaut mieux utiliser un sac à dos. Note Orthographique emba rr assant.

 

embarrasser

embarrasser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Mettre dans l ’incertitude, dans l ’embarras. : Cette demande m ’embarrasse beaucoup, je ne sais quelle décision prendre. Cette question embarrasse plusieurs élèves qui ne connaissent pas la réponse. 2 Gêner. : Je ne voudrais pas vous embarrasser, mais quel âge avez-vous? 3 Encombrer. : Est-ce que cette valise vous embarrasse? verbe pronominal 1 S ’encombrer. : Je m ’étais embarrassé de lourds colis. 2 Tenir compte. : Ne vous embarrassez pas de ces détails. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont embarrassés de bagages encombrants. aimer Note Orthographique emba rr asser.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

embarrass

em bar rass /ɪmbǽrəs / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖em (中へ )barrass (障害物を置く )〗動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 (人前で )〈人 〉に恥ずかしい思いをさせる ; «…で /…することで » …をまごつかせる, 困らせる «with /by do ing » ; 〖be ～ed 〗 «…によって » 恥ずかしいと思う , 当惑する «by » (→分詞 embarrassed )▸ embarrass Tom with indiscreet questions 軽率な質問をしてトムを困らせる .2 〈政府 政治家 〉を窮地に陥れる .3 〈問題 事態など 〉をこじらせる , 複雑にする .

 

embarrassed

em bar rassed /ɪmbǽrəst /形容詞 more ～; most ～〈人が 〉 «…するのは /…について » (人にどう思われるかと思って )恥ずかしい , ばつ [きまり ]が悪い , 照れて «to do , about do ing , at do ing /about , at » ▸ I was so [a little (bit ), slightly ] embarrassed to sing [when I sang ] in front of people .人前で歌うのはすごく [少し ]恥ずかしかった (｟連語 ｠so, very, really, deeply, terribly, acutely )▸ Some people get embarrassed [╳embarrasses ] easily .すぐに人の目を気にする人もいる ▸ an embarrassed silence [smile ]気まずい沈黙 [きまり悪そうな苦笑 ]｟作文のポイント ｠私は恥ずかしくてアリーをデートに誘えなかった .× I was too ashamed to ask out Ally .○ I was too embarrassed [shy ] to ask out Ally .❢ashamedは 「 (良心に照らして )恥ずかしい 」の意なのでこの場合不適切. shyは 「 (人に接する際に )内気である 」の意なので可能 .fin à ncially emb á rrassed ｟くだけて 遠回しに ｠〈人が 〉金に [経済的に ]困って .

 

embarrassing

em b á r rass ing 形容詞 1 «…にとって » 〈物 事が 〉恥ずかしい, 不愉快に感じさせる (uncomfortable ), 困惑させるような (awkward ) «for , to » ▸ the most embarrassing moment 最もいやな瞬間 2 【政治家 政党にとって 】窮地に陥れるような, さまざまな問題を引き起こすような «for, to » .

 

embarrassingly

em b á r rass ing ly 副詞 〖通例 形容詞 副詞 の前で 〗恥ずかしく [不愉快に ]なるほど, 困惑するほど .

 

embarrassment

em b á r rass ment 名詞 1 U «…に対する » 恥ずかしさ, 困惑, 不愉快さ «at » (→shame 類義 ).2 C (政府 政党などの )やっかいな出来事 [行動, 状況 ].3 C 〖単数形で 〗 «…にとって » 困惑の種, 当惑させる人 «to » .4 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(金銭上の )困難 .5 C 〖単数形で 〗過剰 ▸ an embarrassment of riches 選択に困るほどよいものがたくさんあること .