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redundancy vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs redundancy

redundancy and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
redundancy Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of redundancy; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than redundancy:
  • redundancy: the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  • embarrassment: extreme excess
Other hypernyms of redundancy include overplus, plethora, superfluity.
redundancy (noun) embarrassment (noun)
repetition of an act needlessly extreme excess
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
Difference between redundancy and embarrassment

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