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embarrassment

How many syllables in embarrassment?

  4 syllables

Divide embarrassment into syllables:   em-bar-rass-ment
Stressed syllable in embarrassment:   em-bar-rass-ment
How to pronounce embarrassment:   em-bar-us-ment
How to say embarrassment:

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Synonyms for embarrassment


1 syllable
  • shame
    2 syllables
    • chagrin
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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