as in abashed
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as in confused
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization
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as in complicated
to make complex or difficult
claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state
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Recent Examples of embarrassed
Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Feeling embarrassed about how much your breasts move during a workout might zap your focus, too.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Morelle isn’t embarrassed to say that his mind went immediately to the Founding Fathers.
—The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
What's more concerning is that experts believe these figures represent only a fraction of the actual losses, as many victims are too embarrassed to report their experiences.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Chicago Bears, one week after a brutal Hail Mary loss to the Washington Commanders, were embarrassed by the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) in a 29-9 defeat.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Feeling embarrassed about how much your breasts move during a workout might zap your focus, too.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Morelle isn’t embarrassed to say that his mind went immediately to the Founding Fathers.
—The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
What's more concerning is that experts believe these figures represent only a fraction of the actual losses, as many victims are too embarrassed to report their experiences.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassed
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But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
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Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
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Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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As people have become self-conscious of their digital image, video studio designers, MCs, virtual background designers, and even plastic surgeons have found thriving new avenues for their businesses.thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
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There is more programming ahead about the importance of battleground states, how to get others in the community to vote, the rules for early voting and how to ensure your rights are not obstructed at the ballot box.Alphonso David, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
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The ranger alleged that Dorsett had interfered and obstructed him from performing his law enforcement duties.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
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They cannot be bothered with solving the day-to-day needs-to-survive of their charges.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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What really bothered me wasn't so much losing my job, but that BorgWarner continued to do business in Russia while I was being held prisoner there.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Eisenberg, who co-stars here with Kieran Culkin, wrote himself a role that suits him ever so well, playing the by-the-book, uptight David, a married man with a reliable job and a reliable life.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Reba is her usual sitcom-esque spitfire self: sharp, uptight, on her game, and loaded with zingers.Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Of the three all-time men’s players who’ve dominated this era of the game—Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic—Nadal seemed to be the most bashful of the three.Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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The spring’s boyfriend blush trend drags the pigment far beyond the usual target zone and focuses on rich layers to emulate a bashful expression.Akili King, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024
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Musk has not been sheepish about staking the company’s future on autonomous software.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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The scene where Acuña calls Drake’s mom to tell her that her son is (temporarily) out of the band, while a sheepish Drake stands nearby him, is sufficiently intense to make a viewer cringe with sympathetic embarrassment.Joe Leydon, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Embarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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