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English noun: embarrassment | |||
| 1. | embarrassment (feeling) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shame | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abashment, bashfulness, chagrin, confusion, discombobulation, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, humiliation, mortification, self-consciousness, shamefacedness, sheepishness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness | ||
| 2. | embarrassment (state) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) | ||
| Samples | He is currently suffering financial embarrassments. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emotional state, spirit | ||
| 3. | embarrassment (event) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed | ||
| Samples | The outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trouble | ||
| Antonyms | disembarrassment | ||
| 4. | embarrassment (attribute) extreme excess | ||
| Samples | An embarrassment of riches. | ||
| Synonyms | overplus, plethora, superfluity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excess, excessiveness, inordinateness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | redundance, redundancy | ||
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