Definizione monolingua

embarrassment

embarrassment (plural embarrassments)

1. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
2. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
3. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.

   Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.

   Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.

4. (medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.

Definizione dizionario embarrassment

	imbarazzo
	Stato di forte disagio, spec. legato alla difficoltà o all' impossibilità di adottare un comportamento opportuno.
	State of uneasiness, due to the difficulty or the impossibility to adopt an appropriate behaviour.

confusione

disagio

impaccio

Altri significati:

A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.

A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

state of discomfort

(medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: '''respiratory embarrassment''' .