EMBARRASSMENT

overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment

(noun) extreme excess; “an embarrassment of riches”

embarrassment

(noun) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; “the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals”

embarrassment

(noun) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

embarrassment

(noun) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); “he is currently suffering financial embarrassments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

embarrassment (countable and uncountable, plural embarrassments)

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

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

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

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

(medical) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.

(dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.

Source: Wiktionary

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Em*bar"rass*ment, n. Etym: [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. The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper. W. Irving. The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the late regulations. Bancroft.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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