embarrassment
noun
the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.
embarrassments
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pluralof embarrassment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gates’s reputation has been battered in recent years by personal and public embarrassments, but he does a service to come forward and is right in his warnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
That’s not only because judges are fining more lawyers for their laziness, but because the publicity about these embarrassments has been inescapable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The moves by Khanna and Veasy put Republicans in an awkward spot, but they are likely just symbolic embarrassments.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
Towards the end of his political career, a series of embarrassments - including an affair and allegations of ministerial impropriety - threatened to tarnish his salt-of-the-earth image.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
I thought about life, about my life, the embarrassments, the little coincidences, the shadows of alarm clocks on bedside tables.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
