Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A feeling of self-consciousness or shame, often due to awkward situations or social mistakes
Embarrassment
/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
I am too well acquainted with affairs to feel any embarrassment.And two chops set before three people are productive of embarrassment.Anne looked away from him in embarrassment.
Etymology:
Derived from the French word embarrasser, which means to constrain or to entangle, and first used in English in the late 17th century.
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