What is Embarrassment?
[[File:Slightly embarrassed.jpg|thumb|right|Some people smile when they feel embarrassed.]] {{emotion}} '''Embarrassment''' is a feeling that human beings can have. It is an [[emotion]]. Embarrassment is painful to feel. People feel embarrassed if they think they might have done something bad or if they think they broke a [[social norm|social rule]]. People can feel embarrassed even if they really did something good. For example, sometimes people feel embarrassed when someone says something good about them.<ref name=PsyT /> Psychologists say embarrassment is in the same group as [[shame]] and [[guilt]]. A person who feels embarrassed may start to [[sweat]] or [[stammer]] when they speak. If the person has pale skin, he or she may [[blush]], meaning the skin becomes redder.<ref name=PsyT>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/embarrassment|publisher=Psychology Today|access-date=April 22, 2021|title=Embarrassment}}</ref> People who feel embarrassed may also smile or hide their faces. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Sociology]] [[Category:Emotions]]