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embarrassment

1 noun feelingnáire fem4  c m uaiféaltas masc1  c m uI didn't mean to cause you embarrassment níor mhian liom náire a chur ortshe'll die of embarrassment at being caught beidh náire an tsaoil uirthi gur rugadh uirthi, caillfear le náire í gur rugadh uirthiI suffered the embarrassment of forgetting her name fuair mé de náire gur dhearmad mé a hainm 2 noun person, thingcúis náire  c m uúdar náire  c m uábhar aiféaltaishe's an embarrassment to her cuireann sé aiféaltas uirthi
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3 noun sth that causes a difficulty for sb/sthdeacracht fem3  c m ufadhb fem2  c m uthe decision could prove an embarrassment for them d'fhéadfadh deacrachtaí a bheith acu de bharr an chinnidh 4 noun lack of moneydespite their financial embarrassment d'ainneoin an ganntanas airgid atá orthu
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an embarrassment of riches

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