to embarrass
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to embarrass oneself
To make oneself look ridiculous in front of others through clumsy, embarrassing, or foolish behavior and damage one's reputation.
Er hat sich bei der Präsentation furchtbar blamiert, weil er den Text vergessen hat.
He terribly embarrassed himself during the presentation because he forgot the text.
to embarrass someone
To intentionally or unintentionally expose someone publicly, put them in an embarrassing situation, or make them look ridiculous.
Mit seiner lauten Kritik hat er seinen Kollegen vor dem gesamten Team blamiert.
With his loud criticism, he embarrassed his colleague in front of the entire team.
This verb has two important patterns: 'sich blamieren' means that you embarrass yourself through your own behavior. 'Jemanden blamieren' means that you put another person in an embarrassing situation.
Ich habe mich mit meiner dummen Frage total blamiert.
I totally embarrassed myself with my stupid question.
'Blamieren' (to embarrass) does not mean 'to blame' (to hold someone responsible). It is about public shame or embarrassment. 'To blame someone' in German is 'jemandem die Schuld geben' or 'jemanden beschuldigen'.
Sie hat sich für ihr schlechtes Benehmen geschämt und fühlte sich blamiert.
She felt ashamed of her bad behavior and felt embarrassed.
To express in front of whom you embarrass yourself, the preposition 'vor' is used with the dative. This indicates who the 'spectators' of the embarrassing situation are.
Der Redner blamierte sich vor dem gesamten Publikum.
The speaker embarrassed himself in front of the entire audience.
to shame
Blamieren and beschämen can both describe an embarrassing situation in front of others. Blamieren emphasizes that someone is exposed or made to look ridiculous and consequently loses respect. Beschämen, by contrast, emphasizes the feeling of shame or embarrassment, which can also arise unintentionally.
Der Kollege blamierte sie vor dem ganzen Team mit seinem spöttischen Kommentar.
The colleague embarrassed her in front of the whole team with his mocking comment.
Sein besseres Ergebnis beschämte sie vor dem ganzen Team, obwohl er nichts sagen wollte.
His better result shamed her in front of the whole team, even though he did not mean to say anything.
