| Main Entry: |
embarrassment |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
humiliation, shame |
Synonyms: |
awkward situation, awkwardness, bashfulness,
bind, boo boo, chagrin, clumsiness,
complexity, confusion, destitution,
difficulty,
dilemma, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion,
distress, egg on face,
faux pas,
fix,
hitch, hot seat, hot water, impecuniosity, indebtedness,
indiscretion,
inhibition,
mess,
mistake,
mortification, pickle,
pinch,
plight,
poverty,
predicament,
puzzle,
quandary,
scrape, self-consciousness, shyness,
snag, stew, strait,
tangle, timidity, unease, uneasiness
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Antonyms: |
comfort, confidence
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