[{"word":"embarrasses","phonetics":[],"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","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embarrasses"]}]