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
Man Steph doesn’t deserve the embarrassment [for real].
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, California’s high poverty rate will continue to be a civic embarrassment.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
And Trump’s past comments aren’t the only embarrassment being sidestepped.
—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
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, California’s high poverty rate will continue to be a civic embarrassment.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
And Trump’s past comments aren’t the only embarrassment being sidestepped.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassment
Noun
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First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ today's slang is part of an ever-changing lexicon that separates the young from the young-at-heart.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has detained hundreds of TPS holders from Venezuela nationwide, creating confusion about how the protections are being applied.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This small but mighty cleaner has dual side brushes, multiple cleaning modes, and obstacle-avoidance technology.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yet despite these obstacles, Pita’s voice has only grown louder, emerging as a leading figure in the global conversation on democracy and reform.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Their reward for surviving the first week of class would be a front-row seat to another likely humiliation.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the most bitter had to be crooner Eddie Fisher, her fourth husband, who suffered the public humiliation of leaving his wife Debbie Reynolds for her (as well as their daughter Carrie), then getting dumped for Burton.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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The award had stock price hurdles of $350 and $400 and Clarke got no long-term equity grants in 2020, 2022, and 2023.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ren also noted practical hurdles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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When asked about the overlap of Sosh-Lightsy’s firing and FIRE’s data showing MTSU students' discomfort expressing controversial ideas, Paulson said the law was likely on MTSU’s side in this case.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Instead, stand firm and push through this discomfort into the next, new chapter of your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last month, a grand jury voted to indict Comey on two charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction, while rejecting an additional false statements count sought by Halligan.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The latest arrests by Illinois State Police involved charges of resisting and obstruction.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin , Matt Finn , Michael Tobin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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News of the deaths ricocheted through the prison system, spreading fear and unease.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The university acknowledged receiving messages expressing unease about the event, which was organized by the campus's chapter.—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the eventual outcome, most observers are wary of such political interference in traditionally independent bodies.—
Nick Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Due to their isolated nature, rogue planet observations don’t suffer from interference caused by stellar radiation from host stars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Embarrassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassment. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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