Associations to the word «Embarrassment»
Noun
- Humiliation
- Flushing
- Shame
- Discomfort
- Perplexity
- Inconvenience
- Annoyance
- Anger
- Hesitation
- Ridicule
- Guilt
- Distress
- Cheek
- Frustration
- Irritation
- Pug
- Modesty
- Rich
- Confusion
- Apology
- Indignation
- Uneasiness
- Anxiety
- Conscious
- Emotion
- Chekov
- Reluctance
- Consternation
- Hide
- Stiffness
- Ordeal
- Disclosure
- Regret
- Extravagance
- Duc
- Eagerness
- Mirth
- Elayne
- Amusement
- Seldon
- Sancho
- Scandal
- Difficulty
- Libby
- Laughter
- Rejection
- Outrage
- Tact
- Felt
- Agony
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. (medical) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES, noun. (idiomatic) An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.
Dictionary definition
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public.
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. The state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments".
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. Some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals".
EMBARRASSMENT, noun. Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.