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n. The act or an instance of embarrassing.

n. The state of being embarrassed.

n. A source or cause of being embarrassed.

n. An overabundance: an embarrassment of choices at a buffet dinner; an embarrassment of riches.

n. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

n. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.

n. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.

n. Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.

n. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.

n. Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.

n. Perplexity; intricacy; entanglement; involvement, as by debt or unfavorable circumstances.

n. Perplexity or confusion of mind; bewilderment; discomposure; abashment.

n. extreme excess

n. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

n. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

n. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

"I think when Chesterton wrote that, if someone were to actually say, "That is wicked," the Journalists would shuffle their feet in embarrassment, but generally not dispute the obvious truth."

assurance   

emotional state    spirit    trouble   

perplexity    entanglement    hindrance    disconcertedness    discomfort    disconcertion    discomfiture    cumber    confusion    shame   

annoyance    disappointment    sadness    humiliation    shame    dismay    uncertainty    apprehension    resentment    perplexity