embarrassment
Définition, traduction, prononciation, anagramme et synonyme sur le dictionnaire libre Wiktionnaire.
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Anglais [modifier]
Étymologie
Nom commun
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/ |
embarrassments /ɪmˈbæɹəsməntz/ |
embarrassment (singulier)
- Embarras, honte.
- An embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
- You can imagine her embarrassment when it was realized at the grand soiree that she was wearing the same dress that she had worn the previous year.
- She has an embarrassment of riches.
- (Médecine) Gêne
- A respiratory embarrassment.
Apparentés étymologiques
Prononciation
- ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt : [en]
