Etymology

embarrassment

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Today it means: A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation. Full definition →

English embarrass ← French embarrasser ← Spanish embarazar
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒆟 (rakāsum)
  2. Akkadian𒄙 (markasu)
  3. Classical Syriacܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)
  4. Arabicمَرَسَة (marasa)
  5. Old Galician-Portuguesebaraço
  6. Old Galician-Portugueseembaraçar
  7. Old Spanishembaraçar
  8. Spanishembarazar
  9. Frenchembarrasser
  10. Englishembarrass
  11. English todayembarrassment

From embarrass + -ment.

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