1.
embarrassment; shyness; shame
The feeling or degree of being embarrassed, ashamed, or shy. Formed by attaching the noun-forming suffix さ to the i-adjective 恥ずかしい.
恥ずかしさで顔が赤くなった。
My face turned red with embarrassment.
失敗の恥ずかしさを忘れられない。
I can't forget the embarrassment of failing.
人前で歌う恥ずかしさを乗り越えて、ようやく自信がついてきた。
After getting over the embarrassment of singing in front of people, I finally started to gain confidence.
Noun form of 恥ずかしい (embarrassing, ashamed). The suffix さ converts an adjective into a noun denoting the quality or degree of that adjective.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 恥ずかしさを感じる: feel embarrassment
- 恥ずかしさで顔が赤くなる: face turns red with embarrassment
- 恥ずかしさのあまり: out of sheer embarrassment
- 恥ずかしさを隠す: hide one's embarrassment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 恥: shame; disgrace — a more serious, often public sense of shame
- 照れ: bashfulness — milder; the awkwardness of being praised or in the spotlight
- 羞恥心: sense of shame — formal noun for the inner feeling of shame