Difficulty vs Embarrassment - What's the difference?
difficulty | embarrassment | Synonyms |
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
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 .
Difficulty is a synonym of embarrassment.
As nouns the difference between difficulty and embarrassment
is that difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do while embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.difficulty
English
(wikipedia difficulty)Noun
(difficulties)- We faced a difficulty .
Derived terms
* difficulty level * with difficultyExternal links
* *embarrassment
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
