embarrassed
adjective
em·bar·rassed
im-ˈber-əst 
-ˈba-rəst
: feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress
I've never been so embarrassed in my life.
was too embarrassed to ask for help
an embarrassed smile
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Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
Perhaps Jennifer was still embarrassed by the unintentional self-exposure of What Party?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 May 2025
Monitoring and managing your own stress is important—but don’t be embarrassed to ask for help if your efforts are only going so far.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 12 May 2025
Sherman and Gardner reacted with an aw-shucks vibe, embarrassed but pleased.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
Perhaps Jennifer was still embarrassed by the unintentional self-exposure of What Party?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 May 2025
Monitoring and managing your own stress is important—but don’t be embarrassed to ask for help if your efforts are only going so far.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 12 May 2025
Sherman and Gardner reacted with an aw-shucks vibe, embarrassed but pleased.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for embarrassed
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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