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1
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
- experienced the great embarrassment of tripping while on stage
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2
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
Synonyms for embarrassment
- balk,
- bar,
- block,
- chain,
- clog,
- cramp,
- crimp,
- deterrent,
- drag,
- encumbrance,
- fetter,
- handicap,
- hindrance,
- holdback,
- hurdle,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- let,
- manacle,
- obstacle,
- obstruction,
- shackles,
- stop,
- stumbling block,
- trammel
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“Embarrassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassment. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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