[{"word":"embarrass","phonetic":"/ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/embarrass-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=192271","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him."},{"definition":"To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill."},{"definition":"To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements."}],"synonyms":["abash","discomfit","disconcert","humiliate","shame"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embarrass"]}]