embarrassment (n)

n07507098

type n
lex_filenum 12
def the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
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Hypernym shame
Hyponym self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortableness; shamefacedness, sheepishness; chagrin, humiliation, mortification; confusion, discombobulation; abashment, bashfulness; discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
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Hyponym shame
Hypernym self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortableness; shamefacedness, sheepishness; chagrin, humiliation, mortification; confusion, discombobulation; abashment, bashfulness; discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment

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