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Embarrassed vs Cowed - What's the difference?

embarrassed | cowed | Related terms |

Embarrassed is a related term of cowed.


As adjectives the difference between embarrassed and cowed

is that embarrassed is having a feeling of shameful discomfort while cowed is frightened into submission.

As verbs the difference between embarrassed and cowed

is that embarrassed is (embarrass) while cowed is (cow).

embarrassed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
  • After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed .

    Derived terms

    * embarrassedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (embarrass)
  • cowed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Frightened into submission.
  • * (English Citations of "cowed")

    Synonyms

    * intimidated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cow)