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Synonyms for embarrassed

Two senses of embarrassed live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

Too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

humiliated

Same sentence, swapped: Too humiliated to say hello to his drunken father on the street.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for embarrassed as it is used in the sentence above.

uncomfortable
anxious
confused

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, Summit

feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

Was embarrassed by her child's tantrums.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

chagrined

Same sentence, swapped: Was chagrined by her child's tantrums.

Close but different

anxious
abroad
narrow

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