embarrass Copy link Outline I. To hinder, hamper1. impĕdio, 42. implĭco, āvi and ui, ātum and ĭtum, 1II. To confuse; chiefly in pass., to be e.'d or at a loss1. haereo, si, sum, 22. perturbo, turbo, 1 (in pass., or with pron. refl.) • embarrass: I. To hinder, hamper: 1. impĕdio, 4: e.'d by domestic misfortune, malis domesticis impeditus, Cic.: Ter.: v. to hinder, hamper. 2. implĭco, āvi and ui, ātum and ĭtum, 1: v. to entangle. Phr.: to e. a person, moram et impedimentum alicui inferre, Cic.: to be e.'d by so many concerns, tot negotiis distineri, Cic. (v. to distract); I have e.'d the fellow, injeci scrupulum homini, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 19. II. To confuse; chiefly in pass., to be e.'d or at a loss: 1. haereo, si, sum, 2: to be e.'d with the multitude of names, in multis nominibus h., Cic.: the rogue was e.'d, he knew not where to turn, haerebat nebulo, quo se verteret non habebat, Cic. 2. perturbo, turbo, 1 (in pass., or with pron. refl.): v. to disconcert, confuse.