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embarrassment
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural embarrassments
plural embarrassments
Learner's definition of EMBARRASSMENT
1
[noncount] : the state of feeling foolish in front of others尴尬；难堪
- She couldn't hide her embarrassment.她无法掩饰自己的尴尬。
- Much to my embarrassment, I realized that I had forgotten his name. [=I was very embarrassed when I realized that I had forgotten his name]我意识到忘记了他的姓名，很是尴尬。
2
[count] : something or someone that causes a person or group to look or feel foolish使人难堪的人（或事）
- The scandal was a major embarrassment for the government.这起丑闻令政府很难堪。
- He's an embarrassment to his family.他让家里人很难堪。
3
[count] : a very large number of things from which to choose（可供挑选的）众多事物 — usually singular通常用单数； — + of
- We have an embarrassment of choices/options. [=we have a very large number of choices/options]我们有很多种选择。
- With so many fine restaurants in the city, diners are faced with an embarrassment of riches. [=there are so many fine restaurants that it is difficult to choose one]城市里好餐馆太多了，食客们都挑花了眼。
embarrassment
noun
em·bar·rass·ment im-ˈber-ə-smənt 
-ˈba-rəs-
1
a
: something that embarrasses
b
: an excessive quantity from which to select —used especially in the phrase embarrassment of riches
2
: the state of being embarrassed: such as
b
: difficulty arising from the want of money to pay debts
Example Sentences
She couldn't hide her embarrassment. The scandal was a major embarrassment for the government. He's an embarrassment to his family.
Recent Examples on the Web Cowell, always a good sport, laughed from the judge's table, occasionally burying his head in his hands in embarrassment. 
Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Beyond public embarrassment, Calexico has little to show for its embrace of weed. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Russia’s retreat in the northeast is the biggest embarrassment for President Vladimir Putin’s larger and better equipped forces since their attempt to seize Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was repelled at the start of the invasion. Andrew Higgins, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Rather than report the second data breach to the FTC and risk further public embarrassment, then-Uber security chief Joe Sullivan consulted with lawyers and then negotiated with the hackers. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1947, such a commitment could still be made without embarrassment. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Scott Frank was slammed on social media, the TV Academy is encouraging this year’s nominees to take advantage of a new method of shortening an acceptance speech to spare everyone embarrassment. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 There is a discomfort, even at times a kind of secondhand embarrassment, involved in watching a beloved champion who is far from her best—think of Willie Mays tripping in the outfield, losing a fly ball in the sun. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Kid Rock is an American bad ass alpha male and Taylor Swift is an American embarrassment and the world's largest polluter. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Beyond public embarrassment, Calexico has little to show for its embrace of weed. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Russia’s retreat in the northeast is the biggest embarrassment for President Vladimir Putin’s larger and better equipped forces since their attempt to seize Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, was repelled at the start of the invasion. Andrew Higgins, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Rather than report the second data breach to the FTC and risk further public embarrassment, then-Uber security chief Joe Sullivan consulted with lawyers and then negotiated with the hackers. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1947, such a commitment could still be made without embarrassment. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Scott Frank was slammed on social media, the TV Academy is encouraging this year’s nominees to take advantage of a new method of shortening an acceptance speech to spare everyone embarrassment. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 There is a discomfort, even at times a kind of secondhand embarrassment, involved in watching a beloved champion who is far from her best—think of Willie Mays tripping in the outfield, losing a fly ball in the sun. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Kid Rock is an American bad ass alpha male and Taylor Swift is an American embarrassment and the world's largest polluter. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of embarrassment was in 1676 Phrases Containing embarrassment
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