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embarrassment

[em-bar-uhs-muhnt] / ɛmˈbær əs mənt /


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And even now, at such a young age, he warns, he has seen signs of anxiety and embarrassment in children as young as seven or eight years old who are displaying symptoms of cosmeticorexia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

We can do that in private, to avoid embarrassment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Growing up in a south Asian family in Leicester, Ranvia remembers the embarrassment she felt at not being able to dress the same way as her high school friends.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Despite his public embarrassment and supposed fall-off, he’s still the most-streamed rapper on Earth.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The Staff Car made the kids cringe from embarrassment.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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