Meaning
to embarrass
- to make someone feel awkward, self-conscious, or uncomfortable
- to hinder or obstruct (less common)
In a sentence
Le sue domande personali mi imbarazzano sempre.
His personal questions always embarrass me.
Non volevo imbarazzarti davanti a tutti.
I didn't want to embarrass you in front of everyone.
Quella battuta ha imbarazzato l'intero gruppo?
Did that joke embarrass the whole group?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imbarazzare | infinitive |
| imbarazzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbarazzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbarazzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbarazza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imbarazziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imbarazzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imbarazzando | gerund |
| imbarazzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used transitively ('mi imbarazza') or reflexively as 'imbarazzarsi' (to get embarrassed).
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in active compound tenses.