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
Tacoma is Seattle’s industrial flunky, the also-ran, the perennial embarrassment.
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Caroline Fraser
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Eric Adams’ collaboration has delivered nothing but embarrassment, money being stolen from our city coffers, and immigrant families being torn apart.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The dad of five went on to say that there is a cycle of embarrassment that exists between parents and their children.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 June 2025
The House has allocated $500 million to fix this embarrassment through commercial AI tools.
—Neil Chilson, National Review, 6 June 2025
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Caroline Fraser
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Eric Adams’ collaboration has delivered nothing but embarrassment, money being stolen from our city coffers, and immigrant families being torn apart.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The dad of five went on to say that there is a cycle of embarrassment that exists between parents and their children.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 June 2025
The House has allocated $500 million to fix this embarrassment through commercial AI tools.
—Neil Chilson, National Review, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for embarrassment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassment
Noun
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For potential patients, this information overload—and the social baggage that comes with it—often creates more confusion than clarity.—
Christy Saia-Owenby,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The pressure comes as confusion swirls around whether President Trump will exempt some businesses from efforts to arrest and deport immigrants living illegally in the United States.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article The path back to the pinnacle was littered with obstacles.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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But there’s a major obstacle: municipalities, not the national government, are responsible for managing stray animals.—
Lisa Klaassen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The service faces regulatory and safety hurdles but has been lauded for its ability to cut traffic congestion and slash emissions.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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The vote-a-rama is the last hurdle before a vote on final passage of the bill in the Senate.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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The discomfort of starting over became the foundation of everything that mattered afterward.—
Kirsten Ludwig,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Both require flexibility and patience, and sometimes dealing with the discomfort of bad weather, insects, heavy backpacks, malfunctioning equipment, and even boredom.—
Sarah Boon
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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The 71-year-old was convicted in July 2024 of 16 counts, including extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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According to records from the DeKalb County jail, where the reporter remains detained, he was charged with improperly entering a pedestrian roadway, obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly.—
Marlon Sorto,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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Despite the stark beauty in one of the state's most productive agricultural regions, there's a sense of unease among the community's leaders as Congress debates a budget bill that could radically reshape Medicaid, the government health program for low-income people.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Then again, the Justices’ unease about whether children and adolescents can genuinely consent to life-altering treatments would be lacking in the case of adults.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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The structure is rigid and is sufficiently shielded against external electromagnetic interference to keep the audio signal as pure as possible.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Brazil's federal police also accused Luiz Fernando Corrêa, the head of the country's intelligence agency under Lula, of undue interference in investigations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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“Embarrassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassment. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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