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Embarrassed vs Uncomfortable - What's the difference?

embarrassed | uncomfortable |

As adjectives the difference between embarrassed and uncomfortable

is that embarrassed is having a feeling of shameful discomfort while uncomfortable is not comfortable.

As a verb embarrassed

is (embarrass).

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)

    • uncomfortable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not comfortable.
  • *, chapter=15
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.}}
  • Experiencing discomfort.
  • Uneasy or anxious.
  • Put off or disgusted.

    • Antonyms

    * comfortable * ergonomic