embarrassment vs trouble

trouble vs embarrassment

embarrassment and trouble both are nouns.

embarrassment is not a verb while trouble is a verb.

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

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

embarrassment: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
trouble: an event causing distress or pain

embarrassment (noun)	trouble (noun)
extreme excess	an effort that is inconvenient
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed	a source of difficulty
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public	an event causing distress or pain
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)	an angry disturbance
	a strong feeling of anxiety
	an unwanted pregnancy

embarrassment (verb)	trouble (verb)
	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
	move deeply
	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
	take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

Difference between embarrassment and trouble

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