Synonyms for embarrassment
ɛmˈbær əs məntem·bar·rass·ment

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1. embarrassment

   Perplexity (Latin per, through, and plecto, plait) is the drawing or turning of the thoughts or faculties by turns in different directions or toward contrasted or contradictory conclusions; confusion (Latin confusus, from confundo, pour together) is a state in which the mental faculties are, as it were, thrown into chaos, so that the clear and distinct action of the different powers, as of perception, memory, reason, and will is lost; bewilderment is akin to confusion, but is less overwhelming, and more readily recovered from; perplexity, accordingly, has not the unsettling of the faculties implied in confusion, nor the overwhelming of the faculties implied in amazement or astonishment; it is not the magnitude of the things to be known, but the want of full and definite knowledge, that causes perplexity. The dividing of a woodland path may cause the traveler the greatest perplexity, which may become bewilderment when he has tried one path after another and lost his bearings completely. With an excitable person bewilderment may deepen into confusion that will make him unable to think clearly or even to see or hear distinctly. Amazement results from the sudden and unimagined occurrence of great good or evil or the sudden awakening of the mind to unthought-of truth. Astonishment often produces bewilderment, which the word was formerly understood to imply. Compare AMAZEMENT; ANXIETY; DOUBT.

   Synonyms:
   amazement, astonishment, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, disturbance, doubt, doubt, perplexity

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1. embarrassmentnoun

   the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

   Synonyms:
   plethora, overplus, superfluity

   Antonyms:
   disembarrassment

2. embarrassmentnoun

   the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

   "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

   Synonyms:
   plethora, overplus, superfluity

   Antonyms:
   disembarrassment

3. embarrassmentnoun

   some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

   "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

   Synonyms:
   plethora, overplus, superfluity

   Antonyms:
   disembarrassment

4. overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassmentnoun

   extreme excess

   "an embarrassment of riches"

   Synonyms:
   plethora, overplus, superfluity

   Antonyms:
   disembarrassment

Matched Categories

1. • Emotional State
   • Excess
   • Shame
   • Trouble

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embarrassmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   perplexity, difficulty, entanglement

2. embarrassmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   trouble, distress, vexation, plague

3. embarrassmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   confusion, abashment

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1. embarrassmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   discomposure, chagrin, abashment, mortification, disconcertion

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1. List of paraphrases for "embarrassment":

   shame, disgrace, discomfort, quandary, embarrassing, awkwardness

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1. Ed Dunkel Jr.:

   I have a lot of friends that I've been talking to, and these are people who donate now and talking about holding back, and some are even questioning whether to send their kids to Fresno State, Dunkel told the Fresno Bee. I admire and have a lot of respect for President (Joseph) Castro and huge affection for Fresno State, Dunkel said. But I have huge concerns. This represents such an embarrassment to the university and the community. It's hard to believe this is an isolated thing that just happened. I have to imagine people previously knew of this person's character and what she's about. Fresno State President Joseph Castro acknowledged that he’s been having conversations with donors regarding the controversy. The conversations I'm having are more about their concern, and I share that concern. I understand where they're coming from. I'm asking them for understanding here as we work through the complexities of this issue.

2. Elena Kagan:

   We live in a country where courts play an important role in determining whether conduct is lawful. And that is not an embarrassment to the United States or the executive branch.

3. Roberto Mukaro Borrero:

   The [Columbus] statue is really a tribute to genocide, colonialism, religious intolerance, racism, gender violence, and white supremacy. There are mixed feelings among locals, but Taíno and other Indigenous peoples of Borikén [an Indigenous name for the island] would like to see it gone, as it is looked upon as an embarrassment.

4. Teruko Nishiguchi:

   If I fall down the stairs, it's embarrassing, i want people to laugh at me so at least we can have fun. But I think Kanto people are too uptight to acknowledge their embarrassment.

5. Donald Trump:

   Jeb Bush's an embarrassment to the Jeb Bush family, and in fact Jeb Bush doesn't even want to use the Jeb Bush name, which is interesting, jeb Bush is an embarrassment to Jeb Bush and Jeb Bush family, and the Republican Party has essentially -- they're not even listening to Jeb Bush.