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disconcertion vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs disconcertion

disconcertion and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disconcertion Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of disconcertion; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than disconcertion:
  • disconcertion: anxious embarrassment
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
Other hypernyms of disconcertion include anxiety.
disconcertion (noun) embarrassment (noun)
anxious embarrassment 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 disconcertion and embarrassment

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