Used in a Sentence

embarassment

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for embarassment.

Editorial note

Just because you built an air craft carrier on a shitty soviet era ship doesn't mean you can flaunt it without seriously risking an international embarassment.

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Quick take

Misspelling of embarrassment. [A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of embarassment gathered in one view.

noun

Misspelling of embarrassment. [A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for embarassment.

noun

Misspelling of embarrassment. [A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.]

Example sentences

1

Just because you built an air craft carrier on a shitty soviet era ship doesn't mean you can flaunt it without seriously risking an international embarassment.

2

The fact that there's a potential digital image of my strip search defuses the embarassment aspect of it?

3

Similarly, risk embarassment and find a colleague that you get along with decently, and ask them to critique your speech.

4

What's harsh or an embarassment in college is a disaster in the real world.

5

This would be a momentary embarassment, with many years of serenity as a reward.

6

They decided not to sue him because of the bad publicity (and embarassment).

7

If Nate says not to use Keyczar, my advice is that picking it right now might be a professional embarassment in the coming year.

8

Yeah, I think an anonymous letter would make the person always wonder who wrote it and have a general sense of embarassment.

9

A lot of these go unreported due to embarassment, etc.

10

This was reallly, really weak and an embarassment to read.

11

Despite many early detractors (for reasons unknown), his software is still going strong without major flaws while the popular alternatives (who are often grubbing for consulting bucks) have suffered embarassment after embarassment because of poor design and sloppy coding.

12

For real embarassment, nothing beats the unpaid software nag.

Quote examples

1

I hope no one was misled by the above false alarm; It seems like I have perfected a problem-solving technique known as "debugging through public embarassment".

2

A bit of bleeding and embarassment in 2010 as a reminder that things that are there, are indeed there, is better than being pulped by heavy machinery that "shouldn't be there" but is anyway in 2018.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use embarassment in a sentence?

Just because you built an air craft carrier on a shitty soviet era ship doesn't mean you can flaunt it without seriously risking an international embarassment.

What does embarassment mean?

Misspelling of embarrassment. [A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.]

What part of speech is embarassment?

embarassment is commonly used as noun.