embarrassment

[ em-bar-uhs-muhnt ]

/ ɛmˈbær əs mənt /

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noun

the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.

an act or instance of embarrassing.

something that embarrasses.

an overwhelmingly excessive amount; overabundance: an embarrassment of riches.

the state of being in financial difficulties.

Medicine/Medical. impairment of functioning associated with disease: respiratory embarrassment.

Origin of embarrassment

From the French word embarrassement, dating back to 1670–80. See embarrass, -ment

SYNONYMS FOR embarrassment

1 discomposure. See shame.

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OTHER WORDS FROM embarrassment

pre·em·bar·rass·ment, noun

Words nearby embarrassment

embarkment, embarras, embarras de richesses, embarrass, embarrassing, embarrassment, embarrassment of riches, embassador, embassage, embassy, embattle

Example sentences from the Web for embarrassment

Beyond the embarrassment, missing bowl games carries a real economic cost.

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If none of these songs are likely to knock “Like a Rolling Stone” off your playlist, neither is anything here an embarrassment.

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“The thing about me and embarrassment, you have to remember, is that it all happens on a scale,” she said.

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When the judge finally asked Picasso if he knew Apollinaire, his embarrassment turned to rage.

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The next day she suffered the embarrassment of the Turks announcing that no such approval had been granted.

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"I didn't think you would play this trick on me, Muky," he said, a flush of embarrassment gathering in his brown face.

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She was very angry, so that for the moment her embarrassment was swamped.

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It was then that Georgiana frankly took the situation by its horns and did away with all embarrassment.

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They seemed to want to speak, and so did she, but embarrassment caused a common silence.

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He evidently saw my embarrassment; spoke kind words, and asked me to sit down.

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British Dictionary definitions for embarrassment

embarrassment

/ (ɪmˈbærəsmənt) /

noun

the state of being embarrassed

something that embarrasses

a financial predicament

an excessive amount; superfluity

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embarrassment

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Origin of embarrassment

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noun

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embarrassment

noun

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