embarrassment

Definitions

• A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
• A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
• A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
• A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements.
• (medical) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
• (dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.