Embarrassment vs Slap - 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 .
A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
The sound of such a blow.
(slang, uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.
To give a slap.
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To cause something to strike soundly.
To place, to put carelessly.
Exactly, precisely
Embarrassment is a related term of slap.
As nouns the difference between embarrassment and slap
is that embarrassment is a state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation while slap is a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.As a verb slap is
to give a slap.As an adverb slap is
exactly, precisely.embarrassment
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
- ''Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
Derived terms
* embarrassment of richesExternal links
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English
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.Hyponyms
* cuffDerived terms
* bitch-slap * slap in the face * pimp-slapVerb
(slapp)- She slapped him in response to the insult.
- Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
- He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
- We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
Derived terms
* slapper * slap-upHyponyms
* cuffAdverb
(-)- He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.