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Verlegenheit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
  • embarrassment noun A feeling of awkward shame or self-consciousness.
  • knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
  • quandary noun A state of being unsure what to do, especially when facing a difficult choice.

Senses

Verlegenheit is used for these senses in English:

  • confuse (transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
  • diffidence The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
  • embarrassment A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
  • embarrassment A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
  • knot A difficult situation.
  • quandary A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
  • self-consciousness Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations.

confuse — full definition

  1. verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
  2. verb To mistake one thing for another.
  3. verb To make someone feel embarrassed or flustered.

embarrassment — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of awkward shame or self-consciousness.
  2. noun A person or thing that causes shame or discredit to others.

Related German words