Dictionary Entry
embarrassment
embarrassment is a 13-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
13 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 23 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.
- 2noun
Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.
- 3noun
extreme excess
"an embarrassment of riches"
Synonyms
- 4noun
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
- 5noun
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
- 6noun
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
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