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Definition of Embarrassment
1. Noun. The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public.
Generic synonyms: Shame
Specialized synonyms: Self-consciousness, Uncomfortableness, Uneasiness, Shamefacedness, Sheepishness, Chagrin, Humiliation, Mortification, Confusion, Discombobulation, Abashment, Bashfulness, Discomfiture, Discomposure, Disconcertion, Disconcertment
Specialized synonyms: Self-consciousness, Uncomfortableness, Uneasiness, Shamefacedness, Sheepishness, Chagrin, Humiliation, Mortification, Confusion, Discombobulation, Abashment, Bashfulness, Discomfiture, Discomposure, Disconcertion, Disconcertment
2. Noun. The state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy). "He is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
3. Noun. Some event that causes someone to be embarrassed. "The outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
4. Noun. Extreme excess. "An embarrassment of riches"
Exact synonyms: Overplus, Plethora, Superfluity
Generic synonyms: Excess, Excessiveness, Inordinateness
Specialized synonyms: Redundance, Redundancy
Derivative terms: Plethoric, Superfluous
Generic synonyms: Excess, Excessiveness, Inordinateness
Specialized synonyms: Redundance, Redundancy
Derivative terms: Plethoric, Superfluous
Definition of Embarrassment
1. n. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.
Definition of Embarrassment
1. Noun. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation. ¹
2. Noun. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing. ¹
3. Noun. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another. ¹
4. Noun. (medical) Impairment of function due to disease: ''respiratory embarrassment''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embarrassment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embarrassment
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