English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Embarrassment Pronunciation
Embarrassment is pronounced im-BE-ruh-smuhnt, IPA /ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt/.
im-BE-ruh-smuhnt
US /ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt/ · UK /ɛmˈbærəsmənt/
Syllables: im · BE · ruh · smuhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The awkward, self-conscious feeling of having been shown up, or a thing that causes it.
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Embarrassment in a Sentence
- The whole episode was an embarrassment to the club.
- She blushed with embarrassment and looked away.
- To spare him any embarrassment, nobody mentioned the bill.
Common Mispronunciations of Embarrassment
Not em-buh-RAS-muhnt
Four beats with the peak on the second, so the volume is spent well before the ending arrives.
Not em-BA-ruhs-ment
The final beat holds no full e. It shrinks to muhnt, the way judgment and payment do.
Tip: An embarrassment of riches means too much of a good thing rather than a shameful amount of it.
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