It's the Word of the Day for October 6th.

Today's word is embarrass, spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S.

Embarrass is a verb. To embarrass someone is to make them feel confused and foolish in front of

other people. Here's the word used in a sentence from Forbes. Going public creates accountability

and makes backing out harder. Every creator wishes they'd started sooner. Don't let future you

have the same regret. Get okay with the idea that in the

future your past work will embarrass you. This means growth. If you've ever felt frozen, unable to move,

or like a deer in the proverbial headlights, when embarrassed by something, then the origins of the

verb embarrass will make a great deal of sense.

When embarrass first entered English from French in the late 16th century, it was used for the

action of hampering or impeding the progress of someone or something, figuratively tying them up.

No wonder, then, that embarrass comes ultimately from the Portuguese verb

Embarassar, which adds the prefix E.M to the noun Barasa, meaning noose or rope. This hampering

sense of embarrass and others related to restricting, impairing, or burdening of one sort or another are still in

use today, but they're less common than the to make someone feel confused and foolish in front

of other people sense is. With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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