imbarazzare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abash verb To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, so that they lose their composure.
• embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
• overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.

Senses

imbarazzare is used for these senses in English:

• abash (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
• embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

abash — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, so that they lose their composure.
2. verb To become flustered or ashamed.

embarrass — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
2. verb To cause financial or practical difficulty for someone.

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