embarrassed
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I never want anybody to feel embarrassed or angry or blindsided when they’re talking to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I want him to be able to say when he’s scared, hurt, embarrassed or wrong without feeling like those things diminish him.”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
“I would be so embarrassed if I told you, ‘Well, now I’m going to try harder,’” McDaniel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Cassiopeia was both pleased and embarrassed at being singled out by Lady Constance, and this confusion made her even more agitated than her brothers.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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