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What does embarrass mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word embarrass? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
  2. (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
  3. (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
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Ever since then he has made it his mission to embarrass and humiliate women as much as possible.
Before they embarrass themselves further, take them to one side and explain.
If I'm out in public with a woman who is doing her best to embarrass or humiliate me, I'll walk away.
If I got behind the wheel of a race car, I'd only hurt or embarrass myself, so I never had a real desire to do it.
I would have fallen on my knees and make a scene just to embarrass him, but it would have made me look like a complete idiot.
He didn't want to embarrass Ashley by blaming anything on her, so he just figured he'd charm his way out of it.

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