embarrassment

/ษชmหˆbรฆษนษ™smษ™nt/

IPA: /IH0 M B EH1 R AH0 S M AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

    โ€œKevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.โ€

  4. 4

    A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements.

  5. 5

    Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.

  6. 6

    Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embarrassment