embarrassment

Definition of embarrassment in English English dictionary: A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation; Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment; A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another
Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.; A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing; {n} perplexity, distress, trouble; the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"; some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments; some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"; An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation which causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president; Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed. It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low We apologise for any embarrassment this may have caused; extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"; the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments; A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness; the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public; Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts; {i} shame, uneasiness, confusion; disapproval If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them. You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you; 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; embarrass
embarrassment of riches: An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing
What might be an embarrassment of riches—a city with three independent and artistically distinct opera companies—may become a lose-lose-lose situation.
embarrassment of riches: An embarrassment of riches is an idiom that means an overabundance of something, or too much of a good thing, that originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726). Example: "All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway--an embarrassment of riches"
embarrass: to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
embarrass: to render flustered or agitated
embarrass: If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them. The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program
embarrass: {v} to perplex, entangle, clog, distress
embarrass: {f} cause unease, cause anxiety; shame, confuse
embarrass: To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator
embarrass: to humiliate; to disrupt somebodys composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
embarrass: If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. His clumsiness embarrassed him It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on
embarrass: To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements
embarrass: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
embarrass: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass: To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed
embarrassments: plural of embarrassment