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What is the difference between embarrassed and embarrassing and ashamed ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between embarrassed and embarrassing and ashamed ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Embarrassed and ashamed describes people. Ashamed carries a much heavier meaning of guilt and regret.
He was embarrassed that he forgot the words to the song.
She was ashamed that she lied to her best friend.
Embarrassing means causing embarrassment and describes a situation.
It was embarrassing when the music stopped.
He was embarrassing her with his bad behavior.
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