Affliction vs Embarrassment - What's the difference?
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A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
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*:She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction , but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
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(medical) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment .
Affliction is a related term of embarrassment.
As nouns the difference between affliction and embarrassment
is that affliction is a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony while embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.affliction
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(en noun)embarrassment
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(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.