spirit vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs spirit

spirit and embarrassment both are nouns.

spirit is a verb but embarrassment is not a verb.

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

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

spirit: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
embarrassment: the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

Other hyponyms of spirit include ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport, gratification, satisfaction, felicity, happiness, state, unhappiness.

spirit (noun)	embarrassment (noun)
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character	extreme excess
animation and energy in action or expression	some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind	the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
the intended meaning of a communication	the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
the vital principle or animating force within living things
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)

spirit (verb)	embarrassment (verb)
infuse with spirit

Difference between spirit and embarrassment

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