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English word

embarrassment

C1
UK /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/US /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
noun

shy, uncomfortable or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed

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Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)
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and I suspect at least some of you had to deal with the great embarrassment of standing up during a Zoom call, forgetting that you are wearing only your pajama pants.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

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