embarrass

Значение

  1. to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
  2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
  3. To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
  4. To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.

Частота

C1
Произносится как (IPA)
/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs/
Этимология

Borrowed from French embarrasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraço (“noose, rope”), from Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa, “rope”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /⁠markasu⁠/, “rope”).

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