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embarrassment

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em⋅bar⋅rass⋅ment

  [em-bar-uhs-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.
2. an act or instance of embarrassing.
3. something that embarrasses.
4. an overwhelmingly excessive amount; overabundance: an embarrassment of riches.
5. the state of being in financial difficulties.
6. Medicine/Medical. impairment of functioning associated with disease: respiratory embarrassment.
Origin:
1670–80; < F embarrassement. See embarrass, -ment

Synonyms:
1. discomposure. See shame.
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em·bar·rass·ment   (ěm-bār'əs-mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of embarrassing.

  2. The state of being embarrassed.

  3. A source or cause of being embarrassed.

  4. An overabundance: an embarrassment of choices at a buffet dinner; an embarrassment of riches.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: em·bar·rass·ment
Pronunciation: im-'bar-&-sm&nt
Function: noun
: difficulty in functioning as a result of diseaseembarrassment> embarrassment>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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