embarrassment

English Thesaurus

1. extreme excess (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	excess, excessiveness, inordinateness,
definition	:	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	redundance, redundancy,
definition	:	the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded (noun.attribute)

2. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed (noun.event)

hypernym	:	trouble,
definition	:	an event causing distress or pain (noun.event)

3. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	shame,
definition	:	a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	self-consciousness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness,
definition	:	embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	shamefacedness, sheepishness,
definition	:	feeling embarrassed about yourself (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	chagrin, humiliation, mortification,
definition	:	strong feelings of embarrassment (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	confusion, discombobulation,
definition	:	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	abashment, bashfulness,
definition	:	feeling embarrassed due to modesty (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment,
definition	:	anxious embarrassment (noun.feeling)

4. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	emotional state, spirit,
definition	:	the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) (noun.state)

5. extreme excess (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	overabundant, plethoric, rife,
definition	:	excessively abundant (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)

6. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed (noun.event)

antonym	:	disembarrassment,
definition	:	something that extricates you from embarrassment (noun.event)

derivation	:	abash, embarrass,
definition	:	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion)

7. extreme excess (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	overabundant, plethoric, rife,
definition	:	excessively abundant (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)

8. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed (noun.event)

antonym	:	disembarrassment,
definition	:	something that extricates you from embarrassment (noun.event)

derivation	:	abash, embarrass,
definition	:	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion)