disembarrassment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum)

Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor.

Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor.

Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der.

Old Galician-Portuguese baraço

Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor.

Old Spanish embaraçar

Spanish embarazarbor.

French embarrasserbor.

English embarrass

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English embarrassment

English disembarrassment

From dis- + embarrassment.

Noun

disembarrassment (usually uncountable, plural disembarrassments)

1. (archaic) Freedom or relief from embarrassment.

Related terms

• disembarrass

References

• “disembarrassment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.