nnoun.feelingthe shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made publicHypernyms:shame
Inherited Hypernyms:embarrassmentshamefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abashmentbashfulnesschagrinconfusiondiscombobulationdiscomfiturediscomposuredisconcertiondisconcertmenthumiliationmortificationself-consciousnessshamefacednesssheepishnessuncomfortablenessuneasiness
Full Hyponyms:abashmentchagrinconfusiondiscomfitureself-consciousnessshamefacedness
nnoun.statethe state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)Examples:- he is currently suffering financial embarrassments
Hypernyms:emotional state spirit
Inherited Hypernyms:embarrassmentemotional stateemotionfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventsome event that causes someone to be embarrassedExamples:- the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals
Antonyms:disembarrassment
Derivationally Related Form:embarrass
Hypernyms:trouble
Inherited Hypernyms:embarrassmenttroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeextreme excessSynset:overplus plethora superfluity
Examples:- an embarrassment of riches
Derivationally Related Form:plethoricsuperfluous
Hypernyms:excess excessiveness inordinateness
Inherited Hypernyms:overplusexcessimmoderationdegreepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:redundanceredundancy
Full Hyponyms:fifth wheelredundancy