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bashfulness vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs bashfulness

bashfulness and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bashfulness Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of bashfulness; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than bashfulness:
  • bashfulness: feeling embarrassed due to modesty
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
bashfulness (noun) embarrassment (noun)
feeling embarrassed due to modesty extreme excess
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
Difference between bashfulness and embarrassment

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