embarrassment: Meaning and Definition of

em•bar•rass•ment

1. the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.
2. an act or instance of embarrassing.
3. something that embarrasses.
4. an overwhelmingly excessive amount; overabundance: an embarrassment of riches.
5. the state of being in financial difficulties.
6. impairment of functioning associated with disease: respiratory embarrassment.