em|bar|rass|ment

em|bar|rass|ment
em|bar|rass|ment «ehm BAR uhs muhnt», noun.
1. the act of embarrassing: »

Embarrassment can be avoided by forgetting oneself.

2. the condition of being embarrassed; uneasiness; shame: »

She blushed in embarrassment at her son's rudeness to her friends.

3. a thing that embarrasses: »

He suffered the embarrassment of having forgotten her name.

4. an excessive number or quantity from which it is difficult to select: »

an embarrassment of riches, an embarrassment of friends.


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  • rass — de·bar·rass; em·bar·rass; em·bar·rass·ment; mat·rass; mo·rass; cui·rass; …   English syllables

  • embarrassment — em·bar·rass·ment …   English syllables

  • EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… …   English syllables

  • embarrassment — em·bar·rass·ment im bar ə smənt n difficulty in functioning as a result of disease <cardiac embarrassment> <respiratory embarrassment> …   Medical dictionary

  • Disembarrassment — Dis em*bar rass*ment, n. Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Embarrassment — Em*bar rass*ment, n. [F. embarrassement.] 1. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unembarrassment — Un em*bar rass*ment, n. Freedom from embarrassment. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embarrassment — em|bar|rass|ment [ımˈbærəsmənt] n 1.) [U] the feeling you have when you are embarrassed embarrassment at ▪ She suffered extreme embarrassment at not knowing how to read. ▪ He could not hide his embarrassment at his children s rudeness. to sb s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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