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
The arrest of Andrew, who turned 66 on Thursday, heaps further embarrassment on Britain’s royal family following years of lurid allegations about his ties with Epstein that the former prince has consistently denied.
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Lucy White, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The rest of us could only imagine Randall’s sickening embarrassment at needing to testify at the trial.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Lucy White, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The rest of us could only imagine Randall’s sickening embarrassment at needing to testify at the trial.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassment
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Thirty-one years after founding the Vans Warped Tour, the pop-punk patriarch is looking at the modern music industry with a mixture of confusion and frustration.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is not merely confusion about who is responsible but a gradual weakening of the expectations that make responsibility meaningful at all.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Waterfield’s view, the single biggest obstacle for genetic genealogy is the cost of lab work and rising upload fees associated with the DNA databases relied upon by investigators.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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As Melling plays the scene, there’s simultaneous humiliation and thrill.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Florida bills would do much of that work by forcing married and divorced women to navigate expensive bureaucratic hurdles to match their maiden and married names.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Had there been hurdles to that process before this latest round of negotiations happened?—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some individuals have dramatic onset of severe breathing difficulty, while others have more subtle signs, such as mild shortness of breath with exercise or vague chest discomfort.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, continued discomfort in his ankle forced him to miss the next nine games.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Its version, Satellite SOS, works similarly, and requires a clear view of the sky with as little obstruction as possible.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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If convicted, each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison for each trade secret charge and up to 20 years for obstruction of justice, along with fines of up to $250,000 per count.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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As each skated and waited for their scores to post, the crowd tittered with nervous unease.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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And at that point, ushered into the floating mists of non-consensus with murmurings of political unease regarding content or intellectual befuddlement regarding style, the briefly sighted, singular beast of language vanishes from the visible landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Private colleges, as a whole, do have protections from government interference.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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Political interference, informal blacklists of filmmakers, and public attacks on artists have become systemic.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Embarrassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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