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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.
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  • 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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