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embarras
/ɒmbəˈɹɑː/
noun 4
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3VERB + EMBARRAS
stopped
EMBARRAS + NOUN
street
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty.
I […] envy & sympathise—being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things.
2
An embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance.
[O]ne day in his way to the opera, his chariot was stopped by an embarras in the street, occasioned by two peasants, who having driven their carts against each other, quarrelled, and went to loggerheads on the spot.
3
Embarrassment; intense social awkwardness.
4
A clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway.
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I […] envy & sympathise—being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things.
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[O]ne day in his way to the opera, his chariot was stopped by an embarras in the street, occasioned by two peasants, who having driven their carts against each other, quarrelled, and went to loggerhea
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