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The phrase "afraid of embarrassment" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing feelings of fear or anxiety related to being embarrassed in various situations.
Example: "She was afraid of embarrassment when she had to speak in front of the large audience."
Alternatives: "fearful of humiliation" or "worried about being embarrassed."
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He isn't afraid of embarrassment.
In his Oct. 28 poetry column, David Orr says of Jack Gilbert, "He isn't afraid of embarrassment".
Don't be afraid of embarrassment.
It shows that you're confident in yourself, so don't be afraid of embarrassment!
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"Disinviting them from the White House only proves that our President is not a true patriot, but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party to which no one wants to attend".
"Disinviting them from the White House only proves that our President is not a true patriot, but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party [that] no one wants to attend," Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement blasting Trump.
Many women like me who are confident, successful and without a history of any form of abuse do not report domestic violence disputes at first because they are afraid they will die of embarrassment.
Although these attitudes did not seem to predict attendance (both attenders and those who were overdue found the test embarrassing and were afraid of what the results might show), minimising embarrassment and fear could help to ensure that the screening experience is acceptable to women in all ethnic groups.
Perhaps a first-cousin of fear of embarrassment, the unwillingness to ask for help or information because you're afraid you'll look stupid is just a one-way trip up a dead-end street.
You're afraid of saying something unfunny because it will thrust you further into your already deepening hole of embarrassment.
Most people are afraid of public speaking because they fear the embarrassment of making mistakes in front of others.
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