confusion vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs confusion

confusion and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confusion	Yes	No	No	No
embarrassment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of confusion; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than confusion:

confusion: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

confusion (noun)	embarrassment (noun)
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another	extreme excess
an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended	some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior	the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused	the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

Difference between confusion and embarrassment

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