disembarrassment

9.9

Something that helps a person get out of an awkward or uncomfortable situation

noun
/ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəsmənt/

Archaic

: liberación

The timely arrival of her friend was a welcome disembarrassment from an awkward conversation.

Examples

The disembarrassment came just in time to save the meeting.
Winning the award acted as a disembarrassment for his previous mistakes.
He searched for any disembarrassment that would help him escape the difficult situation gracefully.
What a relief it was to find disembarrassment in that situation!
The timely arrival of her friend was a welcome disembarrassment from an awkward conversation.
He searched for any disembarrassment that would help him escape the difficult situation gracefully.
Winning the award acted as a disembarrassment for his previous mistakes.

Synonyms

extrication

vsdisembarrassment

3 8.2

Freeing someone or something that is stuck

is a means that relieves awkwardness or difficulty rather than the freeing action

Antonyms

embarrassment

219 3.1

A feeling of awkwardness or shame

How Helpful

rescue

730 1.0

relief

440 1.0

disembarrassment

Archaic

9.9

help

356 1.0

suggestion

759 1.4

hint

153 1.5

Surface Forms

disembarrassment singular

disembarrassments plural

Morphology

disembarrassment = disembarrass (semi-transparent) = dis + embarrass + ment

The suffix '-ment' forms a noun of action or result straightforwardly from the verb 'disembarrass'.

Etymology

Disembarrassment combines dis- meaning 'remove' and embarrassment, which once had the idea of being 'tied up' or stuck. So a disembarrassment is something that 'unties' or frees you from an awkward or difficult situation.