"embarrassment" meaning in All languages combined

See embarrassment on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embarrassment.wav [UK] Forms: embarrassment [singular], embarrassments [plural]
Etymology: embarrass + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|embarrass|ment}} embarrass + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A feeling of discomfort, shame, self-consciousness or humiliation.
    Sense id: simple-embarrassment-en-noun-uj39qSWu
  2. A person or thing which causes another person to feel shame or humiliation.
    Sense id: simple-embarrassment-en-noun-mp6sUT7u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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