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humiliation vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs humiliation

humiliation and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliation Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of humiliation; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than humiliation:
  • humiliation: strong feelings of embarrassment
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
humiliation (noun) embarrassment (noun)
depriving one of self-esteem extreme excess
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
strong feelings of embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
Difference between humiliation and embarrassment

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