Defenition of the word embarrassment
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Defenition of the word embarrassment
- State of uneasiness, due to the difficulty or the impossibility to adopt an appropriate behaviour.
- some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
- the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
- the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
- extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
- extreme excess
- some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
- the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
Synonyms for the word embarrassment
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- chagrin
- confusion
- difficulty
- discomposure
- encumbrance
- humiliation
- impediment
- mortification
- nimiety
- obstruction
- overplus
- plethora
- shame
- superfluity
- trouble
Hyponyms for the word embarrassment
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- abashment
- bashfulness
- chagrin
- confusion
- discombobulation
- discomfiture
- discomposure
- disconcertion
- disconcertment
- humiliation
- mortification
- redundance
- redundancy
- self-consciousness
- shamefacedness
- sheepishness
- uncomfortableness
- uneasiness
Hypernyms for the word embarrassment
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- emotional state
- excess
- excessiveness
- inordinateness
- shame
- spirit
- trouble
Antonyms for the word embarrassment
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- brashness
- composure
- confidence
- contentment
- disembarrassment
- exaltation
- temerity
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