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self-consciousness vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs self-consciousness

self-consciousness and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-consciousness Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of self-consciousness; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than self-consciousness:
  • self-consciousness: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
self-consciousness (noun) embarrassment (noun)
self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you extreme excess
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you 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 self-consciousness and embarrassment

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