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embarrass

/ɪmˈbeɹəs/im-BEH-ruhs
/ɪmˈbɛɹəs/im-BEH-ruhs

Meaningobstruct or hinder

Common meaning: make someone feel awkward

Journey through time

  1. Spanishembarazar‘obstruct or hinder’source
  2. Frenchembarrasser‘obstruct or perplex’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsobstruct or perplex → make someone feel awkwardembarrass‘make someone feel awkward’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Spanish embarazar ‘obstruct or hinder’.

Roots

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