embarrassment
21embarrassment — [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] noun 1) [U] a feeling of being embarrassed I felt my face burning with embarrassment.[/ex] 2) [C] someone or something that makes you feel embarrassed He is such an embarrassment to his family.[/ex] …
22embarrassment — em•bar•rass•ment [[t]ɛmˈbær əs mənt[/t]] n. 1) the state of being embarrassed; discomposure 2) an act of embarrassing 3) one that embarrasses 4) an excess: an embarrassment of riches[/ex] 5) financial difficulty 6) med Med. impairment of… …
23embarrassment — noun 1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑shame • Hyponyms: ↑self consciousness, ↑uneasiness, ↑uncomfortableness, ↑shamefacedness, ↑ …
24embarrassment — /ɛmˈbærəsmənt/ (say em baruhsmuhnt) noun 1. embarrassed state; disconcertion; abashment. 2. the act of embarrassing. 3. that which embarrasses. 4. superabundance; excess: *the female population of the island was free and numerous, and in the… …
25embarrassment — embarrass, embarrassment are spelt with two rs and two s s …
26embarrassment — embarrass ► VERB 1) cause to feel awkward, self conscious, or ashamed. 2) (be embarrassed) be caused financial difficulties. DERIVATIVES embarrassed adjective embarrassing adjective embarrassment noun. ORIGIN French embarrasser, pr …
27Embarrassment (disambiguation) — Embarrassment is an emotional state experienced upon having an unacceptable act or condition witnessed by or revealed to others.Embarrassment may also refer to:* Embarrassment (song), a 1980 ska song * The Embarrassment, an early punk group …
28Embarrassment (song) — Infobox Single Name=Embarrassment Artist=Madness from Album=Absolutely Released=November 14, 1980 Format=7 Recorded=1980 Genre=Ska/Pop Length=3:10 Label=Stiff Records Writer=Lee Thompson (lyrics) Mike Barson (music) Producer=Clive Langer Alan… …
29Embarrassment of riches — An embarrassment of riches is an idiom that means an overabundance of something, or too much of a good thing, that originated in 1738 as John Ozell s translation of a French play, L Embarras des richesses (1726).Example: All four of them have… …
30Embarrassment of Riches (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Embarrassment of Riches Type = EP Artist = Elephant Micah Released = September 2006 Genre = Lo fi Label = LRRC Reviews = Denver Post [http://www.denverpost.com/music/ci 4575258 link] Last album = Tropical Depression (2006)… …
