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Meanings of embarrass in English

Spanish
bloquear

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.

      bloquear
      Portuguese
      confundir
      Catalan
      confondre
      Spanish
      avergonzar

      Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious.

            confundir
            Usage of embarrass in English
            1
            They cannot disseminate information, because information would too often embarrass their truth.
            The new yorker
            2
            To embarrass him the Republicans made welfare a major issue this year.
            The Irish Times
            3
            Critics say the world body does not want to embarrass the government.
            Reuters
            4
            Make sure that he has left absolutely nothing which could embarrass anyone.
            Carrion comfort
            5
            I won't embarrass myself by saying how many times Didier asked Ready?
            Independent.ie
            6
            Her job now to wait and embarrass herself as minimally as possible.
            Hemlock Grove
            7
            I might be embarrassed of course and they'll try to embarrass me.
            Radio NZ
            8
            Remember that your story cannot embarrass you, it happened in the past.
            The South African
            9
            I don't want to embarrass you in any way by saying this.
            Labor Day
            10
            The idea was to embarrass them into paying any way they could.
            Broke, usa: from pawnshops to poverty, inc.—how the working poor...
            11
            Brougham had surreptitiously conveyed the information in order to embarrass the Court.
            Lady John Russell: A Memoir with Selections from Her Diaries and...
            12
            Do we disown our family, friends and neighbours when they embarrass us?
            The Irish Times
            13
            HORVATH: Is that your puny attempt to embarrass me with my past?
            Further adventures
            14
            The lawsuit may embarrass Macron at a delicate moment in French-Saudi relations.
            Reuters
            15
            She says she dreads being mentioned here, that I'll embarrass her somewhat.
            The Irish Times
            16
            Moton, Fieser felt sure, would embarrass no one and would prove useful.
            Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
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