embarrassment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
  2. noun the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
  3. noun some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

Etymology

From embarrass + -ment.

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