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

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. embarrassmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    perplexity, difficulty, entanglement

  2. embarrassmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    trouble, distress, vexation, plague

  3. embarrassmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    confusion, abashment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. embarrassmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    discomposure, chagrin, abashment, mortification, disconcertion

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "embarrassment":

    shame, disgrace, discomfort, quandary, embarrassing, awkwardness

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#3643doubt
#7453confusion
#8184shame
#14374disturbance
#17321discomfort
#19258embarrassing
#23170embarrassment
#23309distraction
#26615disgrace
#28706plethora
#34316amazement
#41108astonishment
#58056quandary
#74750bewilderment
#76733awkwardness
#77127perplexity
#217114superfluity

How to use embarrassment in a sentence?

  1. Derrick Evan:

    I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians.

  2. Los Angeles-based:

    Trump is an insult and embarrassment. But he represents the country we have become, zERO experience ... Flaunting a ticket of unbridled bigotry, sexism, racism and everything that is wrong with America.

  3. Donald Trump:

    The IG report just came out and I was just briefed on The IG report and The IG report's a disgrace what's happened with respect to the things that were done to our country, the IG report should never again happen to another president. It is incredible, far worse than I would've ever thought possible and The IG report's an embarrassment to our country, The IG report's dishonest, The IG report's everything that a lot of people thought it would be, except far worse.

  4. Steven Barnett:

    It's another reason for questioning the judgment of Murdoch himself, because he must surely appreciate the political embarrassment caused at the time by her and those close to her.

  5. Patrick Lynch:

    The apprehension was made under fluid circumstances where the subject might have fled and the officer did a professional job of bringing the individual to the ground to prevent that occurrence, it is truly unfortunate that the arrest was a result of mistaken identity by the complainant in the case and we regret any embarrassment or injury suffered by Mr. Blake as a result.


Translations for embarrassment

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  • притеснение, стеснение, объркване, смущениеBulgarian
  • avergonyimentCatalan, Valencian
  • VerlegenheitGerman
  • vergüenzaSpanish
  • kiusaantuneisuus, häpeäpilkku, häpeäksi, nolostuminen, hämmennys, häpeäFinnish
  • (être la) honte (de), embarrasFrench
  • rasa maluIndonesian
  • imbarazzoItalian
  • ته‌ریقیKurdish
  • verlegenheidDutch
  • jenăRomanian
  • затрудне́ние, замеша́тельство, конфу́з, позо́р, поме́ха, позо́рище, смуще́ниеRussian
  • 困窘Chinese

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