Definition of embarrass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
embarrass
verb
ɪmˈbærəs ɪmˈbærəs
1to make somebody feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situationembarrass somebodyHer questions about my private life embarrassed me.I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.it embarrasses somebody to do somethingIt embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.2embarrass somebodyto cause problems or difficulties for somebodyThe speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.