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It’s so humiliating! (The language of feeling foolish)

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office worker in a meeting with coworkers covering his face to show extreme embarrassment
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by Kate Woodford

This week’s post is a companion to one that I published last December on the language of embarrassment. That post focused on the feeling of being ashamed or shy in the company of others. Today’s post looks at the related theme of feeling or appearing foolish or making someone feel this way.

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