Dictionary Check: embarrassment

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"embarrassment" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points

Words with Friends 23 points

noun

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

noun

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

Example: "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

noun

some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

Example: "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

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noun

extreme excess

Example: "an embarrassment of riches"

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