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What is the difference between "I'm embarrassed" and "I'm confused"? I can't grasp yet the difference between "I'm embarrassed " and " I'm confused ". Would you mind explaining me it and giving any examples. And one more, how about "I'm bewildered "? Is it used? Thanks.
2015年2月15日 18:51
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'Bewildered' is similar in meaning to 'confused', but is stronger. If you are confused, it means that there is something that you find difficult to understand. For example, at the moment, you are confused about the meanings of these three words. 'Embarrassed' is a feeling of discomfort and awkwardness. The emotion of embarrassment always occurs when there are people around you, and is usually associated with a red face. You may feel embarrassed if you have done or said something inappropriate and now regret it. And if it still isn't clear, here are some pictures of confused people: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=confused&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xvLgVP-LFMvzaqWogBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=663 and embarrassed people: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=confused&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xvLgVP-LFMvzaqWogBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=663#tbm=isch&q=embarrassed
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I'm embarrassed: you feel silly, awkward, or slightly ashamed of something. You may be blushing. I'm confused: you do not understand something and your thoughts are jumbled up.
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Embarrassed - To feel shame(I felt embarrassed because I fell down the stairs) Confused - To feel unsure/To not understand(I felt confused because I didn't understand his instruction) Bewildered(is used) - To feel stunned or shocked(I was bewildered by the fact that he would steal from me)
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Embarrassed indicates that you're ashamed by something or don't feel good about witnessing the event. The reason will most probably be somebody's opinion or act. You're confused when you don't understand something but this will not necessarily be inappropriate, like somebody's long and complex explanation or a term from the scientific area. Bewildered is kind of similar to confused, I would say it indicates that you had thought you were right but someone proved you wrong and you're surprised about it. As a non-native English speaker I often hear and use embarrassed and confused, whereas I've never come across bewildered but for the literature. When my boyfriend got drunk on a family party I was embarrassed like never before. The chairman's speech was quite embarrassing taking into consideration that there were many blind people among the audience. The teacher's explanation was confusing but eventually everyone grasped it. I was bewildered to see my girlfriend kiss another boy's cheek.
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I was confused by the signs in the subway station and couldn't tell which train to take. I wandered around until I was totally bewildered. Finally I asked someone "which way to the Red Line?" He laugh and pointed--I was standing right underneath the sign that said "Red Line." I was embarrassed. **** Oddly enough, "embarrassment" is a COMPLETELY OUT OF DATE meaning for the word "confusion." If you've been reading novels from the 1800s you might have encountered phrases like "a soft confusion overcame her; she blushed." If you have, forget about it--it hasn't had this meaning in over a century.
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