'Embarrassment' definitions:

Definition of 'embarrassment'

(from WordNet)
noun
The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
noun
The state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
noun
Some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" [ant: disembarrassment]
noun
Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment]

Definition of 'Embarrassment'

From: GCIDE
  • Embarrassment \Em*bar"rass*ment\, n. [F. embarrassement.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the late regulations. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'embarrassment'

From: Moby Thesaurus