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      embarrassment
      noun
      A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
      A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
      A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
      A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
      (medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
      (collective) A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)
      (dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
      Roots
      barrabarr- · Latin · bar, barrier
      Synonyms for embarrassment
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      Words related to embarrassment
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      The word embarrassment breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root barr-, from Latin barra (“bar, barrier”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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