Besiege vs Embarrass - What's the difference?
besiege | embarrass | Related terms |
(label) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Besiege is a related term of embarrass.
As verbs the difference between besiege and embarrass
is that besiege is (label) to beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer while embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.besiege
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(besieg)embarrass
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(es)- The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
- Business is embarrassed'''; public affairs are '''embarrassed .
- A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.
