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embarrassment vs abashment

abashment vs embarrassment

embarrassment and abashment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embarrassment Yes No No No
abashment Yes No No No
As nouns, abashment is a hyponym of embarrassment; that is, abashment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embarrassment:
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
  • abashment: feeling embarrassed due to modesty
embarrassment (noun) abashment (noun)
extreme excess feeling embarrassed due to modesty
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 embarrassment and abashment

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