embarrassment.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
Meaning & usage
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
Jack, you are an embarrassment to this family.
Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrass Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embarrassment From embarrass + -ment.
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