embarrassingness
Quality causing discomfort
The quality of causing or being subject to self-conscious discomfort.
A rare and awkward nominalization—most speakers prefer how embarrassing it was to the embarrassingness of it.
When it does appear, it usually measures degree: The embarrassingness of the situation kept escalating.
Intense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
- abashmentDiscomfiture from exposure
self-consciousness · shame · blush · squirm · cringe · flustered · red-faced · discomfort
Lack of grace or ease
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
- gaffeClumsy social error
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
impropriety · blunder · misstep · clumsiness · gaucherie · boorishness · uncouthness · indelicacy
Inducing secondhand embarrassment
- toe-curlingIntensely embarrassing
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- vicariousExperienced through another
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
excruciating · agonizing · unbearable · intense · mild · slight · extreme · profound
Loss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- ignominyState of dishonor
- degradationDecline in condition
disrepute · infamy · humiliation · guilt · remorse · contrition · regret · self-reproach
mortification
Intense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
abashment · self-consciousness · shame · blush · squirm · cringe · flustered · red-faced · discomfort · unease
awkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
- gaffeClumsy social error
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
indiscretion · impropriety · blunder · misstep · clumsiness · gaucherie · boorishness · uncouthness · indelicacy · crudeness
cringeworthy
Inducing secondhand embarrassment
- toe-curlingIntensely embarrassing
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- vicariousExperienced through another
painful · excruciating · agonizing · unbearable · intense · mild · slight · extreme · profound · acute
disgrace
Loss of honor
degradation · disrepute · infamy · humiliation · guilt · remorse · contrition · regret · self-reproach · compunction
embarrassingnessgrace
Effortless beauty of motion
poise · smoothness · ease · coolness · nonchalance
embarrassingnessdignity
Innate personal worth
gracefulness · elegance · propriety · decorousness · refinement
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