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embarrass

/ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs/

Meanings
verb
To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

Examples :

""My little brother's loud burp in the quiet library threatened to embarrass me in front of my classmates." "
emotion mind human character attitude

Related Words

Illustration pecuniary

pecuniary adjective

/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ /pəˈkjuniɛɹi/

Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

"The scholarship helped alleviate the student's pecuniary worries, allowing her to focus on her studies. "

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difficulties noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

A series of frustrations

"Learning a new language often presents many difficulties, including remembering vocabulary and understanding grammar rules. "

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publicly adverb

/ˈpʌblɪkli/

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

"The student publicly shared his project's successes with the class. "

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disconcert noun

/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/

A state of disunion.

"The sudden disconcert within the team after the project deadline was missed made it difficult to have a productive meeting. "

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concerning verb

/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

"The upcoming school field trip concerns all the students in Grade 5. "

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embarrassed verb

/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/

To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

"The teacher embarrassed the student by publicly calling out a wrong answer during the quiz. "

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threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

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somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

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engagements noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənts/ /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənts/

An appointment, especially to speak or perform.

"The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week."

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composure noun

/kəmˈpəʊʒə/ /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/

Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.

"Despite the noisy classroom, Sarah maintained her composure and answered the difficult question correctly. "

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classmates noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪts/

A student who is in the same class at school.

"My classmates and I are working on a group project for science. "

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humiliate verb

/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

"The teacher's public criticism of the student's essay humiliated him in front of the entire class. "