 embarrassment |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | |
| Related terms: | shame chagrin self-consciousness confusion abashment discomfiture shamefacedness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] some event that causes someone to be embarrassed | |
| Examples: | "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" |
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| Related terms: | disembarrassment trouble embarrass | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) | |
| Examples: | "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments" |
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| Related terms: | emotional_state | |
| 4. | [ noun ] extreme excess | |
| Synonyms: | overplus plethora superfluity nimiety | |
| Examples: | "an embarrassment of riches" |
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| Related terms: | excess redundancy | |
| Similar spelling: |
embarkment embarrassed embarrassing embarrassingly |
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