embarrassment (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
examples the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals
Outgoing links
Hypernym trouble
Derivationally related form embarrassment → embarrass
Antonym embarrassment → disembarrassment
Incoming links
Hyponym trouble
Antonym disembarrassment → embarrassment
Derivationally related form embarrass → embarrassment

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