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Meanings of embarrass (embarrasses) 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 embarrasses in English
            1
            My answer to her question-Howlong had you been together?-nowembarrasses me.
            Year's best sf 15
            2
            She embarrasses me at times with her implicit faith in my goodness.
            Half a Rogue
            3
            Some of the unexpected loot she has carried away still embarrasses her.
            The Business of Being a Woman
            4
            My desperation embarrasses him, I'm sure of it, but I don't care.
            The whore of babylon, a memoir
            5
            It embarrasses me now to even summarize this piece of my writing.
            Rock and Ice Magazine
            6
            It embarrasses Britain that senior politicians imagine the EU indulging such a notion.
            The Guardian
            7
            Their support to Hong Kong democracy may be further assured, which embarrasses Beijing.
            Reuters
            8
            I know it embarrasses Trevor to no end, but that's what moms do.
            Pivot Point
            9
            I was so dreadful it embarrasses me even now to think about it.
            The Irish Times
            10
            Somehow it embarrasses me to have to listen to your chewing.
            The Clown
            11
            It embarrasses them, because they don't understand the overwhelming urge to eat them.
            Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
            12
            Don't stop to thank me for all I've done, it only embarrasses me.
            The Unbearable Bassington
            13
            But the question just embarrasses us both, given our history.
            Mockingjay
            14
            Memoirs: 'You ask me for a biographical note - something that always embarrasses me.
            The Irish Times
            15
            To the point where it "embarrasses the whole country", the statement said.
            The South African
            16
            There is one thing which embarrasses me not a little; and it is this:
            Sophisms of the Protectionists
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