Embarrassment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of embarrassment ... 1 : something that causes a person or group to feel foolish The poor test scores were an embarrassment to the school. 2 : the ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut embarrassment noun SaveWord em·​bar·​rass·​ment |\im-ˈber-ə-smənt ,-ˈba-rəs-\ Definitionofembarrassment 1a :somethingthatembarrasses thescandalwasamajorembarrassment b :anexcessivequantityfromwhichtoselect —usedespeciallyinthephraseembarrassmentofriches 2 :thestateofbeingembarrassed:suchas a :confusionordisturbanceofmind couldn'thideherembarrassment b :difficultyarisingfromthewantofmoneytopaydebts c :difficultyinfunctioningasaresultofdisease cardiacembarrassment Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingembarrassment LearnMoreAboutembarrassment Synonymsforembarrassment Synonyms abashment, confusion, discomfiture, disconcertment, fluster, mortification VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofembarrassmentinaSentence Shecouldn'thideherembarrassment. Thescandalwasamajorembarrassmentforthegovernment. He'sanembarrassmenttohisfamily. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Whenanofficebuilding’selevatordoorsopenandanakedladyasksfordirections,thereactionsrunthegamutfrompearl-clutchingembarrassmenttoexpressionsthatshouldrightfullybeaccompaniedbyab-b-boooiiing! — DavidFear,RollingStone,12Feb.2022 Trumpisnowaprivatecitizen,andexecutiveprivilegeisn'taboutprotectingonemanfromembarrassment. — NormanEisen,CNN,11Nov.2021 Theaircraftwasneveractuallybuilt,savingtheseptuagenarianscientistfromconsiderableembarrassment—becauseinreality,hisplaneneverwouldhaveflown. — KyleMizokami,PopularMechanics,29Oct.2021 Remindthemthatnooneeverdiedfromembarrassment. — ExpertPanel®,Forbes,8Sep.2021 Thecouple,whoexperiencedtheembarrassmentofPapadakis’wardrobemalfunctionatthe2018PyeongchangGamesandfinishedsecond,enjoyedtheirmomentoftriumphbyembracingatcenterice,neartheBeijingOlympicslogo. — LosAngelesTimes,13Feb.2022 WhatisChineseAmericanidentityifnotatsomepointsufferingfromtheacuteembarrassmentofbeingChineseAmerican? — WeikeWang,TheNewYorker,1Feb.2022 Perhapsthatsenseofhopefulnessgetsinthewayofthestakesinanambitiousseriesthat’sanembarrassmentofcastingandcharacterriches,withoutalwaysworkingashighdrama. — DanielFienberg,TheHollywoodReporter,20Jan.2022 Whichisashamebecausethereisanembarrassmentofrichesfurtherdownthemarquee. — MikeWass,Variety,14Jan.2022 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'embarrassment.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingembarrassment embarrassmentofriches embarrassmentofriches FirstKnownUseofembarrassment 1676,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a LearnMoreAboutembarrassment Shareembarrassment PosttheDefinitionofembarrassmenttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofembarrassmentonTwitter TimeTravelerforembarrassment Thefirstknownuseofembarrassmentwas in1676 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearembarrassment embarrassing embarrassment embarrassmentofriches SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforembarrassment LastUpdated 1Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Embarrassment.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embarrassment.Accessed8Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforembarrassment embarrassment noun em·​bar·​rass·​ment |\im-ˈber-əs-mənt \ KidsDefinitionofembarrassment 1 :somethingthatcausesapersonorgrouptofeelfoolish Thepoortestscoreswereanembarrassmenttotheschool. 2 :theconditionoffeelingfoolishinfrontofothers Icouldn'thidemyembarrassmentoverthemistake. embarrassment noun em·​bar·​rass·​ment |\im-ˈbar-ə-smənt \ Medical Definitionofembarrassment :difficultyinfunctioningasaresultofdisease cardiacembarrassmentrespiratoryembarrassment MorefromMerriam-Websteronembarrassment Nglish:TranslationofembarrassmentforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofembarrassmentforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY riddle SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate accommodate accomodate acommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... WordsoftheWeek-March4 Fromtheweekending3/4/2022 ACastof12AstrologicalWords It'swritteninthestars Whatdoes'yeet'mean? Tossingsomeknowledgeyourway AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ChallengingVocabularyQuizReturns! Notricks,justhardwordsyoumightencounterin... Takethequiz Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople WastherereallyaMr.Shrapnel? Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz