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noun 
  1. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness.
  2. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
  3. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
    Kevin, you are an embarassment to this family.
    Losing this highly publicized case was an embarassment to the firm.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: vergí¼enza , corte (italbrac, Spain, colloquial), pena (italbrac, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela - colloquial), plancha (italbrac, Chile, colloquial), pudor (italbrac, especially Argentina, Chile, Uruguay - formal usage in other countries)
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, state of confusion)

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