embarrass

Meanings

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.

1. A river or settlement in the United States:
2. A river in Minnesota, a tributary of the Saint Louis River.
3. A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wolf River.
4. A township in Edgar County, Illinois.
5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
6. A village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, located on the above river.

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrass Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar.