Dishonour vs Embarrassment - What's the difference?
dishonour | embarrassment | Related terms |
Shame or disgrace.
Lack of honour or integrity.
(legal) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
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 .
Dishonour is a related term of embarrassment.
As nouns the difference between dishonour and embarrassment
is that dishonour is shame or disgrace while embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.As a verb dishonour
is to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.dishonour
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Alternative forms
* dishonorNoun
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
Synonyms
*Verb
(en verb)- You have dishonoured the family.
embarrassment
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Noun
(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
