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- Dictionaryembarrassment/ɪmˈbarəsm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness: "I turned red with embarrassment" Similar Opposite
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EMBARRASSMENT definition: 1. the feeling of being embarrassed, or something that makes you feel embarrassed: 2. the feeling…. Learn more.
The meaning of EMBARRASSMENT is something that embarrasses. How to use embarrassment in a sentence. something that embarrasses; an excessive quantity from which to select —used especially in the phrase embarrassment of riches…
When you feel embarrassment, you are self-conscious or ashamed. Embarrassment might keep you from wearing your Statue of Liberty Halloween costume in public.
Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed. I think I would have died of embarrassment. We apologise for any embarrassment this may have caused. An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation which causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group.
Definition of embarrassment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] shy, uncomfortable or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed. I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that. embarrassment of (doing) something I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
the feeling of being embarrassed, or something that makes you feel embarrassed: She blushed with embarrassment. an embarrassment to My parents are an embarrassment to me!
1. the state of being embarrassed; discomposure. 2. an act of embarrassing. 3. one that embarrasses. 4. an excess: an embarrassment of riches. 5. financial difficulty. 6. Med. impairment of functioning associated with disease: respiratory embarrassment. syn: See shame.
EMBARRASSMENT definition: 1. the feeling of being embarrassed: 2. something or someone that makes you feel embarrassed: . Learn more.
[uncountable] a feeling of shame, self-consciousness, or uncomfortableness: embarrassment at forgetting my wallet. someone or something that causes such a feeling:[countable] His speeches were an embarrassment to his party. em•bar•rass•ment (em bar′ əs mənt), n. abashment. an act or instance of embarrassing. something that embarrasses.
What does the noun embarrassment mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun embarrassment, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun embarrassment? How is the noun embarrassment pronounced? Where does the noun embarrassment come from?
