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embarrassment
[
em-
bar
-
uh
s-m
uh
nt
]
Origin
em·bar·rass·ment
/
ɛmˈbær
əs
mənt
/
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[
em-
bar
-
uh
s-m
uh
nt
]
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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.
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6.
Medicine/Medical
.
impairment of functioning associated with disease:
respiratory embarrassment.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1670–80;
<
French
embarrassement.
See
embarrass
,
-ment
Related forms
pre·em·bar·rass·ment,
noun
Synonyms
1.
discomposure.
See
shame.
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embarrassment
(ɪmˈbærəsmənt)
—
n
1.
the state of being embarrassed
2.
something that embarrasses
3.
a financial predicament
4.
an excessive amount; superfluity
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
embarrassment
1670s, impeded, obstructed, entangled (of affairs, etc.), from
embarrass
+
-ment
. As a mental state, from 1774. Meaning thing which embarrasses is from 1729.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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