Engelsk navneord: embarrassment |
1. | embarrassment (om fornemmelse) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | shame |
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| Mere specifikke termer | abashment, bashfulness, chagrin, confusion, discombobulation, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, humiliation, mortification, self-consciousness, shamefacedness, sheepishness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness |
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2. | embarrassment (om tilstand) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is currently suffering financial embarrassments.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | emotional state, spirit |
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3. | embarrassment (om begivenhed) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | trouble |
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| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | disembarrassment |
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4. | embarrassment (om egenskab) extreme excess |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An embarrassment of riches.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | overplus, plethora, superfluity |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | excess, excessiveness, inordinateness |
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| Mere specifikke termer | redundance, redundancy |
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