n. the condition of being made uncomfortable or ashamed; something that causes shame shyness or discomfort
It was an embarrassment to have forgotten his birthday gift.
It was an embarrassment to have forgotten his birthday gift.
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The girl blushed with embarrassment.
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Jeremy moved steadily from blunder to contretemps to embarrassment.
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A fortuitous interruption saved him from further embarrassment.
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humiliation; shame; awkwardness
comfort; confidence
4 syllables
em-bar-rass-ment
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