1
as in confusion
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
experienced the great embarrassment of tripping while on stage
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2
as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
a big suitcase filled with clothes proved to be more an embarrassment than a convenience on my trip
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Recent Examples of embarrassment
And Trump’s past comments aren’t the only embarrassment being sidestepped.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Also, national embarrassment can’t but slap a hugely better effort from the Fins.
—Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, the Bears will need a much better defensive effort this weekend to avoid another embarrassment at Soldier Field.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Claudia Choose vulnerability over performative coolness, because possible embarrassment is way more powerful than polished detachment.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Also, national embarrassment can’t but slap a hugely better effort from the Fins.
—Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, the Bears will need a much better defensive effort this weekend to avoid another embarrassment at Soldier Field.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Claudia Choose vulnerability over performative coolness, because possible embarrassment is way more powerful than polished detachment.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embarrassment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassment
Noun
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But this caused even more confusion.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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But, investigators found there was too much confusion over the interpretation of the rule.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Accepting the award, Wilson was quick to credit her teammates and reflect on the obstacles the Aces faced this season.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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With thirty thousand French soldiers, Leclerc’s mission faced many obstacles.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The State of Israel, founded in 1948, was meant to answer centuries of humiliation and exclusion which had culminated in mass murder.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Cougars are coming off the back of a 59-10 humiliation at North Texas, where Potter threw no fewer than three interceptions.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beginning in November 2025, however, the program will expand to every parent in the state—no income limits, no eligibility hurdles.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
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There are more hurdles to overcome.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This one is ideal for anyone who experiences GI discomfort when taking iron on an empty stomach.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the Seventies began, Smile singer Tim Staffell quit, and Freddie officially joined the band, rechristening it Queen, to Taylor and May’s initial discomfort.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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CaBot diagnosed an obstruction in the small intestines, possibly owing to volvulus or a hernia.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Robinson faces seven felonies, including discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering for allegedly instructing his roommate not to cooperate with authorities.—
Cheryl McCloud,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gold does, after all, usually act as a safe haven in periods of economic unease.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Still, there’s reason for unease when critics of Israel use the Holocaust as a rhetorical weapon against the Jewish state.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The firing triggered the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller and a wider Justice Department investigation into the Republican's campaign contacts with Russia and Moscow's interference in the election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Moss and Hufanga both got called for pass interference.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Embarrassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassment. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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