embarrassed
Wishing you'd disappeared
Embarrassed describes the self-conscious discomfort of being exposed to others' judgment—whether from a mistake, awkward situation, or unwanted attention.
The feeling ranges from mild sheepishness to acute shame: I was embarrassed when I forgot her name, He felt embarrassed about asking for help.
Someone can also be embarrassed on another's behalf, cringing at their missteps.
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- disgracedBrought into shame
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
abashed · shamefaced · dishonored · degraded · demeaned · discredited · stigmatized · tarnished
Causing unease or distress
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- ill at easeFeeling social discomfort
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
disconcerted · nonplussed · thrown off · caught off guard · tongue-tied · fumbling · stilted · gauche
Reddened from emotion
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- coloringAdding pigment to something
rosy cheeks · warmth · sheepish · bashful · coy · shy · timid · modest
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- apologeticExpressing regret for wrongdoing
- regretfulFeeling sorrow over actions
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
penitent · compunction · self-reproach · guilty conscience · pangs of conscience · mea culpa · confession · atonement
Out in open
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
naked · raw · open · susceptible · fragile · helpless · on display · scrutinized
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- disgracedBrought into shame
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
chagrined · abashed · shamefaced · dishonored · degraded · demeaned · discredited · stigmatized · tarnished · deflated
uncomfortable
Causing unease or distress
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- ill at easeFeeling social discomfort
flustered · disconcerted · nonplussed · thrown off · caught off guard · tongue-tied · fumbling · stilted · gauche · maladroit
flushed
Reddened from emotion
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
rosy cheeks · coloring · warmth · sheepish · bashful · coy · shy · timid · modest · demure
remorseful
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- apologeticExpressing regret for wrongdoing
- regretfulFeeling sorrow over actions
repentant · penitent · compunction · self-reproach · guilty conscience · pangs of conscience · mea culpa · confession · atonement · sorry
exposed
Out in open
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unprotected · naked · raw · open · susceptible · fragile · helpless · on display · scrutinized · judged
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- embarrassmentblush, humiliated, mortify, mortified, ashamed
- humiliationashamed, abasement, chagrin, mortified, degradation
- false friendsactual, actually, eventually, fabric, gift
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- offendedoffended, insulted, slighted, affronted, indignant
embarrassedcomfortable
Physically at ease
composed · at ease · confident · poised · self-assured
- embarrassing momentSocially awkward incident
- embarrassment of richesOverwhelming surplus of desirable things
- secondhand embarrassmentCringing for another person
- vicarious embarrassmentDiscomfort from others' awkwardness
- social embarrassmentShame before others
- fear of embarrassmentAnxiety about humiliation
embarrass, embarrassing, embarrassment, embarrasses, unembarrassed, embarrassments, embarrassedly, embarrassable