embarrassment
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/
The English word “embarrassment” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
- A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
- A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
- A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
- Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
- Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
- A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)
Etymology
From embarrass + -ment.
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More English words
- embarrassing
- embarrassingly
- embarrassingly parallel
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- embarren
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