Embarrassment vs Exigency - What's the difference?
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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 .
The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural. )
An urgent situation.
A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.
Embarrassment is a related term of exigency.
As nouns the difference between embarrassment and exigency
is that embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation while exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural ).embarrassment
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
