embarrassment B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #8499 Meanings 1 noun The uncomfortable feeling of shame or awkwardness in front of others. Her face turned red with embarrassment. 2 noun Something or someone that causes shame or awkwardness. The team's loss was an embarrassment for the whole town. 3 noun A very large amount of something good, more than you need. With so many talented players, the coach had an embarrassment of riches. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a very large amount of... overplus Word family Forms embarrassments Derived forms disembarrassmente-barrassmentunembarrassment Etymology AI details From embarrass + -ment. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # embarrassment **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 8499 ## Meanings 1. The uncomfortable feeling of shame or awkwardness in front of others. 2. Something or someone that causes shame or awkwardness. 3. A very large amount of something good, more than you need. ## Examples - Her face turned red with embarrassment. - The team's loss was an embarrassment for the whole town. - With so many talented players, the coach had an embarrassment of riches. ## Derived Forms - disembarrassment - e-barrassment - unembarrassment ## Etymology From embarrass + -ment. ## AI Etymology Embarrassment is formed from embarrass + -ment. In current use, the main senses are “The uncomfortable feeling of shame or awkwardness in front of others” and “Something or someone that causes shame or awkwardness”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown