förlägenhet

== Swedish == === Etymology === förlägen +‎ -het. Cognate of German Verlegenheit. === Noun === förlägenhet c embarrassment, self-consciousness, awkwardness, abashment Synonyms: blyghet, osäkerhet awkward situation Synonyms: knipa, trångmål ==== Usage notes ==== See the usage notes for förlägen. ==== Declension ==== === References === “förlägenhet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “förlägenhet”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “förlägenhet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)