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disembarrassto free from embarrassment, confusion, or difficulty; to relieve of something burdensome

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to free from embarrassment, confusion, or difficulty; to relieve of something burdensome

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs/

Korean meaning: 당황함이나 곤란함에서 벗어나게 하다, 부담스러운 것에서 해방시키다

Korean pronunciation: 디심**배**러스

Example Sentences

  • The magician helped disembarrass the volunteer from the embarrassing magic trick gone wrong.
  • She managed to disembarrass herself from the awkward conversation by pretending her phone rang.
  • The financial advisor helped disembarrass the family from their mounting debts.

disembarrass

VERB

//ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs//

to free from embarrassment, confusion, or difficulty; to relieve of something burdensome

disembarrass concept
💡 Concept

a kind friend quickly steps forward to help another person who has spilled coffee all over their shirt right before an important meeting. The helpful friend immediately offers their own clean jacket and uses napkins to clean up the mess. The embarrassed person's face transforms from mortified panic to visible relief as the crisis gets resolved. Other customers look away politely, giving them space to handle the situation. someone being freed from embarrassment and difficulty through another's helpful intervention

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootembarrass

Origin

From 17th-century French 'désembarrasser', meaning 'to free from embarrassment or difficulty'. Originally used in French court society when nobles needed to help each other recover from social blunders.

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🎵Rhyme

embarrassharassamass
embarrass
harass
amass

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The magician helped disembarrass the volunteer from the embarrassing magic trick gone wrong.

😄 Fun example

She managed to disembarrass herself from the awkward conversation by pretending her phone rang.

The financial advisor helped disembarrass the family from their mounting debts.

He tried to disembarrass his friend from the responsibility of organizing the party.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

liberatefreerelieveextricatedeliver

Antonyms

embarrassburdenencumber

Related

disentangleunburdenclarifyresolve