embarrassed

adj 1: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt

abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the

poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her

child's tantrums" [syn: {abashed}, {chagrined}]

2: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was

discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt

embarrassed by the attention of the adults" [syn: {discomfited}]

3: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded

pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father

on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to

work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister

[syn: {humiliated}, {mortified}]