Verlegenheit

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Etymology

verlegen (“embarrassed”) +‎ -heit

Noun

Verlegenheit f (genitive Verlegenheit, plural Verlegenheiten)

  1. embarrassment
  2. an uninvited, but not necessarily embarrassing, situation
    In der Verlegenheit, singen zu müssen.
    In the situation of having to sing.

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