embarrassment vs wormwood

embarrassment

noun
  • A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation. 

  • A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty 

  • Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment. 

  • A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements. 

  • A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another. 

wormwood

noun
  • Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation. 

  • An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. 

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