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Embarrassment (Noun)

Meaning 1

Some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Antonyms

  • Disembarrassment

Related Words

  • Embarrass (verb)

Meaning 2

The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public.

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Hyponyms

  • Mortification
  • Humiliation
  • Uncomfortableness
  • Discombobulation
  • Discomposure
  • Disconcertion
  • Uneasiness
  • Disconcertment
  • Sheepishness
  • Bashfulness

Meaning 3

Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Overplus
  • Superfluity
  • Plethora

Hypernyms

  • Inordinateness
  • Excessiveness
  • Excess

Hyponyms

  • Redundancy
  • Redundance

Meaning 4

The state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

  • Spirit
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