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mystify
English
Etymology
From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek ???????? (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.
Verb
mystify (third-person singular simple present mystifies, present participle mystifying, simple past and past participle mystified)
- (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
Related terms
- mysterious
- mystery
- mystic
- mystical
- mysticism
- mystique
Translations
Further reading
- mystify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mystify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- mystify at OneLook Dictionary Search
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embarrass
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French embarrasser (“to block, to obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraço (“noose, rope”), the latter ultimately being from Akkadian ???? (KEŠDA /rak?su/, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?bæ.??s/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?m?b???s/
- Rhymes: -ær?s
Verb
embarrass (third-person singular simple present embarrasses, present participle embarrassing, simple past and past participle embarrassed)
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Synonyms
- (humiliate): abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Derived terms
- embarrassment
Translations
Further reading
- embarrass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- embarrass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “embarrass”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
References
- “embarrass” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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