"embarrassingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From embarrassing + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|embarrassing|ness}} embarrassing + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} embarrassingness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being embarrassing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-embarrassingness-en-noun-mDd~WGei Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry
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