HyperDic: embarrassment

English > 4 senses of the word embarrassment:
NOUNfeelingembarrassmentthe shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
stateembarrassmentthe state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
eventembarrassmentsome event that causes someone to be embarrassed
attributeembarrassment, overplus, plethora, superfluityextreme / extreme excess
embarrassment > pronunciation
Soundsihmbeh'rahsmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > embarrassment: 4 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningThe shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public.
Narrowerabashment, bashfulnessFeeling embarrassed due to modesty
chagrin, humiliation, mortificationStrong feelings of embarrassment
confusion, discombobulationA feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused / confused / confused
discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertmentanxious embarrassment
self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortablenessembarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
shamefacedness, sheepishnessFeeling embarrassed about yourself
BroadershameA painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
Catalanvergonya
English > embarrassment: 4 senses > noun 2, state
MeaningThe state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy).
Example"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
Broaderemotional state, spiritThe state / state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
Spanishazoramiento, desconcierto, turbación
Catalanavergonyiment, desconcert, torbació, torbament
English > embarrassment: 4 senses > noun 3, event
MeaningSome event that causes someone to be embarrassed.
Example"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
BroadertroubleAn event causing distress / distress or pain
OppositedisembarrassmentSomething that extricates you from embarrassment
Verbsembarrasscause to be embarrassed
English > embarrassment: 4 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaningextreme / extreme excess.
Example"an embarrassment of riches"
Synonymsoverplus, plethora, superfluity
Narrowerredundancy, redundanceThe attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
Broaderexcess, excessiveness, inordinatenessimmoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Spanishdemasía, plétora, superfluidad
Catalandemesia, plètora, superfluïtat

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