embarrassment vs confusion

confusion vs embarrassment

embarrassment and confusion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, confusion is a hyponym of embarrassment; that is, confusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embarrassment:

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

Other hyponyms of embarrassment include self-consciousness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness, shamefacedness, sheepishness, chagrin, humiliation, mortification, discombobulation, abashment, bashfulness, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment.

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

Difference between embarrassment and confusion

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