embarrassment (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
Definition
A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
Examples
The politician's voice cracked with embarrassment when asked about the scandal.
She felt a wave of embarrassment as she realized she had walked into the wrong room.
His awkward joke led to a moment of uncomfortable embarrassment for everyone present.
How to Use embarrassment
- embarrassment of (prepositional phrase)
- The cause or source of the embarrassment. — "The embarrassment of forgetting his lines on stage was immense."
- feeling of embarrassment (collocation)
- Experiencing the emotion of embarrassment. — "He couldn't shake the feeling of embarrassment from the previous night."
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