MANAGING EMBARRASSMENT
And now I’ve got to explain the smell that was in there before I went in there. Does that ever happen to you? It’s not your fault. You’ve held your breath, you just wanna get out, and now you open the door and you have to explain, ‘Oh! Listen, there’s an odour in there and I didn’t do it. It’s bad.’ – Ellen DeGeneres
Embarrassment is the feeling of something improper or ridiculous having happened either to yourself or someone else. An embarrassing episode can leave you feeling awkward, self-conscious and even ashamed of something you or someone else has done.
Whatever has made you feel embarrassed, it’s always something that you know that other people are aware of. You’re not embarrassed when, for example, you trip ...
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