OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13125

embarrassment

/ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ahueve • avergonzamiento • bochorno • correncia • corte • palta • pena • plancha • pudor • roche • vergüenza
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
The desired effect [of affectionate teasing] is a look of pleasurable embarrassment, as if you administered a compliment. Anyone who doesn't stop teasing immediately upon producing…
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