Embarrassed
Embarrassed adjective - Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
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Synonyms for Embarrassed
Horrified and embarrassed are semantically related. in mortified topic. In some cases you can use "Horrified" instead an adjective "Embarrassed".
Horrified
Horrified adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Embarrassed and horrified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Embarrassed" instead an adjective "Horrified".
Nearby Words: horrifying, horrify
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Related pairs
- upset and embarrassed
- upset and horrified
- agitated and embarrassed
- agitated and horrified
- nervous and embarrassed
- nervous and horrified
- disturbed and embarrassed
- disturbed and horrified
- perturbed and embarrassed
- perturbed and horrified
- distressed and embarrassed
- distressed and horrified
- timid and embarrassed
- timid and horrified
Both words in one sentence
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His savvier children are alternately embarrassed and horrified.
Source: Series / Citizen Khan - They ended up reverting to the screenwriters, who were so horrified and embarrassed by the result that they have refused to make any sort of deal that would allow the film to be released.
Source: Missing Episode / Film -
Played seriously in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, when the protagonist (a detective in 1890s' Toronto) actually does tell a black woman to take off her dress... and is horrified and embarrassed when she immediately does so.
Source: Take Off Your Clothes
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