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embarrassed

/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ adjective B1
  1. Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. · After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
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Morrel reddened, for his own conscience was not quite clear on politics; besides, what Dantès had told him of his interview with the grand-marshal, and what the emperor had said to him, embarrassed him.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 59 · C1
He had evidently come with the intention of consulting with Sherlock Holmes, for on perceiving his colleague he appeared to be embarrassed and put out.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 66 · B2
I know my own strength, and I shall never be embarrassed again by his coming.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 317 · B2
I felt fearfully embarrassed, Marilla, but I just said as politely as I could, ‘I have no hard feelings for you, Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 142 · C1

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