embarrassment

  • 41Criterion of embarrassment — Criterion of embarrassment: The Baptism of Jesus The criterion of embarrassment, also known as criterion of dissimilarity, is a critical analysis of historical accounts in which accounts embarrassing to the author are presumed to be true because… …

    Wikipedia

  • 42Imagine My Embarrassment — est un film américain de Leo McCarey et Hal Yates sorti en 1928. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Voir aussi …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 43(an) embarrassment of riches — an embarrassment of riches phrase so many good things that it is difficult to choose between them Thesaurus: choices and the process of choosingsynonym Main entry: embarrassment * * * an embarrassment of ˈriches f10 idiom so many good things that …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44embarrass, embarrassment —    Both are misspelled more often than they should be. Note, however, that the French spelling is embarras, as in embarras de richesses ( an embarrassment of riches ) and embarras du choix ( an embarrassment of choice ).    See also harass …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 45embarrass, embarrassment —    Both are misspelled more often than they should be. Note, however, that the French spelling is embarras, as in embarras de richesses ( an embarrassment of riches ) and embarras du choix ( an embarrassment of choice ).    See also harass …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 46an embarrassment of riches — formal if you have an embarrassment of riches, you have more of something than you need and this makes it difficult for you to make a choice. This club has an embarrassment of riches. All their players are good, so who do they pick for their… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 47Inductive embarrassment — Inductive In*duct ive, a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See {Induce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; usually followed by to. [1913 Webster] A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48an embarrassment of riches — so many good things that it is difficult to choose between them …

    English dictionary

  • 49embarrass —  , embarrassment  Both are misspelled more often than they should be. Note, however, that the French spelling is embarras, as in embarras de richesses ( an embarrassment of riches ) and embarras du choix ( an embarrassment of choice ) …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 50embarras de richesses —    embarrassment of riches ; embarrassing surplus.    ♦ embarras de choix, multitude difficult to choose from …

    Dictionary of difficult words