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Embarrass vs Unembarrassable - What's the difference?

embarrass | unembarrassable |

As a verb embarrass

is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.

As an adjective unembarrassable is

not embarrassable; impossible to embarrass.

embarrass

English

Verb

(es)
  • to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
  • The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
  • To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
  • Business is embarrassed'''; public affairs are '''embarrassed .
  • To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
  • A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.

    Synonyms

    * (humiliate) abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame * See also

    Derived terms

    * embarrassment

    unembarrassable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not embarrassable; impossible to embarrass.
  • * 2007 , Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance (page 6)
  • It was awkward even for my parents, unembarrassable progressives though they were.

    Antonyms

    * embarrassable

    Derived terms

    * unembarrassability