embarrassability

noun

The quality of being embarrassable.

OriginEnglish embarrass ← French embarrasser ← Spanish embarazar →
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Meanings

nounembarrassability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being embarrassable.

    Thus strategic self-demeaners often obtain their ends. The brazen-faced, the man with ko ga muchi (a thick-skinned face) can 'do well' if he can count on the embarrassability of others.

    2014, Oliver Leaman, Friendship East and West: Philosophical Perspectives, page 99

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒆟 (rakāsum)
  2. Akkadian𒄙 (markasu)
  3. Classical Syriacܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)
  4. Arabicمَرَسَة (marasa)
  5. Old Galician-Portuguesebaraço
  6. Old Galician-Portugueseembaraçar
  7. Old Spanishembaraçar
  8. Spanishembarazar
  9. Frenchembarrasser
  10. Englishembarrass
  11. Englishembarrassability

From embarrass + -ability.

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Chicago

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