Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Embarrassed and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embarrassed" instead an adjective "Afraid".
Embarrassed
Embarrassed adjective - Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
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Synonyms for Embarrassed
Afraid and embarrassed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Embarrassed".
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- They are half embarrassed for him and half afraid that whatever brought him to such a state might stain them.
Source: Gentlemen Rankers -
Sadly, the two are just too damn embarrassed to come clean, too afraid of rejection and too scared of wrecking everyone's friendship.
Source: Manga / Maga Tsuki
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