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   embarrassment

   /ɪmˈbarəsm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness: "I turned red with embarrassment" Similar awkwardnessself-consciousnessuneaseuneasinessdiscomfortdiscomfitureedginessshamehumiliationmortificationignominysheepishnessshynessbashfulnessdiscomposureflusterednessperturbationconfusionagitationdistresschagrinOpposite confidence
   • ▪ a person or thing causing feelings of embarrassment: "he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored"
   • ▪ financial difficulty: "his temporary financial embarrassment" Similar difficultypredicamentplightproblemmessentanglementimbrogliodilemmaquandaryinformal:bindjampicklefixscrape

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