Analysis Complete

embarrassment

/ embarrassment /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
Opposites:
disembarrassment
Type of:
trouble
Derived:
embarrass abash
noun Sense 2
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
Type of:
shame
Kinds of:
self-consciousness uneasiness uncomfortableness shamefacedness sheepishness
noun Sense 3
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
Type of:
emotional state spirit
noun Sense 4
extreme excess
"an embarrassment of riches"
Type of:
excess excessiveness inordinateness
Kinds of:
redundancy redundance
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

trouble disembarrassment shame self-consciousness uneasiness uncomfortableness shamefacedness sheepishness emotional state spirit excess excessiveness