embarrassment

/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/
noun 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) feeling of being embarrassed

ADJ

acute, considerable, great, intense, severe | total

slight

He felt only slight embarrassment when he tripped in front of his classmates.

further | obvious | silent

VERB + EMBARRASSMENT

feel

When she tripped in front of the whole class, she felt deep embarrassment for days afterward.

cover, hide | cause

avoid

She tried to avoid embarrassment by leaving the room before anyone noticed her mistake.

blush/flush with, giggle with, squirm with

She blushed with embarrassment when she realized she'd been singing out loud on the bus.

die from/of

When he tripped in front of the whole class, he thought he would die of embarrassment.

ease, relieve

save sb, spare sb

My friend made an excuse to spare me the embarrassment of admitting I'd forgotten her birthday.

PREP

in ~

She looked down in embarrassment when her phone alarm went off during the quiet exam.

with/without ~

She discussed her divorce with her family, speaking without embarrassment for the first time.

~ at

My father felt deep embarrassment at forgetting his wife's birthday in front of everyone.

~ over

The team felt deep embarrassment over losing to their rivals in the final match.

PHRASES

(much) to sb's embarrassment

To her embarrassment, she discovered that her fly had been open all through the meeting.

feelings of embarrassment, a flush of embarrassment

She felt a flush of embarrassment when she tripped and fell in front of her classmates.

a source of embarrassment

2

(noun.) sb/sth that makes you embarrassed

ADJ

considerable, great, huge, major, serious, severe | potential | financial, political, social

VERB + EMBARRASSMENT

be, become, prove

His messy divorce proved an embarrassment to the family for many years.

consider sb/sth

PREP

~ for

Losing the final match was such an embarrassment for the whole team.

~ to

His messy apartment was an embarrassment to him when his boss came to visit.

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