Embarras
[am-braw] /ˈæm brɔ/
noun
1.
a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 miles (298 km) long.
n.
1660s, from French embarras “obstacle;” see embarrass.
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[em-bar-uh s] /ɛmˈbær əs/ verb (used with object) 1. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. 2. to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate. 3. to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order […]
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[em-bar-uh s] /ɛmˈbær əs/ verb (used with object) 1. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. 2. to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate. 3. to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order […]
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[em-bar-uh s] /ɛmˈbær əs/ verb (used with object) 1. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. 2. to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate. 3. to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order […]
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