Talk:embarrass

Shouldn't the meanings "to humiliate" and "to abash" be split? They seem to be quite different from one another. --One half 3544 09:52, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

The International Rules for the Prevention of Collision at Sea make use of the word 'embarrass' in the same context as is described under the entry for embarrassment; that is, to cause disarray or worry as to regards ones actions. This is an important context as Rule 36 of the IRPCS describes that signals to attract attention should not be bright or confusing so as not to embarrass another vessel. 109.71.145.78 13:43, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Intransitive

To become disconcerted, abashed, or confused --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:36, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Etymology

Eytmology online gives a different derivation:

From French embarrasser (16c.), literally "to block," from Italian imbarrazzo, from imbarrare "to bar," from assimilated form of in- "into, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + Vulgar Latin *barra "bar" https://www.etymonline.com/word/embarrass

I'm unable to say if this is correct, or if the one given in the entry page tracing the "bar" element back to a semitic origin and coming to French via Spanish is correct. But I note that far more words came into French from Latin/Italic than from Spanish. Zeimusu (talk) 13:03, 2 September 2021 (UTC)