The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. [VERB noun]
We do not muzzle dissent just because it might embarrass us or embarrass our friends.
While he says he has been at pains to write nothing that will hurt or embarrass people.
The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
Business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.
Elbowing others aside to embarrass the community in television interviews.
To embarrass is to cause to feel ill at ease so as to result in a loss of composure [embarrassed by their compliments]; abash implies a sudden loss of self-confidence and a growing feeling of shame or inadequacy [I stood abashed at his rebukes]; discomfit implies a frustration of plans or expectations and often connotes a resultant feeling of discomposure or humiliation; to , disconcert is to cause someone to lose self-possession quickly, resulting in confusion or mental disorganization [his interruptions were disconcerting]; rattle1, faze are equivalents for , disconcert, but the former emphasizes emotional agitation, and the latter is most commonly used in negative constructions [danger does not faze him]
A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.
