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Em·bar·rass·ment
/əmˈberəsmənt/
noun
1.
a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness:
"I turned red with embarrassment"
Similar
awkwardness
self-consciousness
unease
uneasiness
discomfort
discomfiture
edginess
shame
humiliation
mortification
ignominy
sheepishness
shyness
bashfulness
discomposure
flusteredness
perturbation
confusion
agitation
distress
chagrin
Opposite
confidence
▪
a person or thing causing embarrassment:
"he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored"
▪
financial difficulty:
"his temporary financial embarrassment"
Similar
difficulty
predicament
plight
problem
mess
entanglement
imbroglio
dilemma
quandary
informal:
bind
jam
pickle
fix
scrape
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