Embarrass vs Heckle - What's the difference?
embarrass | heckle |
to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
In lang=en terms the difference between embarrass and heckle
is that embarrass is to involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands while heckle is to insult, tease, make fun of or badger.As verbs the difference between embarrass and heckle
is that embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash while heckle is to question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.embarrass
English
Verb
(es)- The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
- Business is embarrassed'''; public affairs are '''embarrassed .
- A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.
Synonyms
* (humiliate) abash, discomfit, disconcert, humiliate, shame * See alsoDerived terms
* embarrassmentExternal links
* *heckle
English
Verb
(heckl)- Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
