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Embarrassed vs Devastated - What's the difference?

embarrassed | devastated |

As adjectives the difference between embarrassed and devastated

is that embarrassed is having a feeling of shameful discomfort while devastated is ruined, ravaged.

As verbs the difference between embarrassed and devastated

is that embarrassed is past tense of embarrass while devastated is past tense of devastate.

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)

    • devastated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ruined, ravaged
  • Extremely upset and shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (devastate)