the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment.

an act or instance of embarrassing.

something that embarrasses.

an overwhelmingly excessive amount; overabundance

an embarrassment of riches.

the state of being in financial difficulties.

Medicine/Medical . impairment of functioning associated with disease

respiratory embarrassment.

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comfort , confidence

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awkwardness , awkward situation , bashfulness , bind , boo boo * , chagrin , clumsiness , complexity , confusion , destitution , difficulty , dilemma , discomfiture , discomposure , disconcertion , distress , egg on face , faux pas , fix , hitch , hot seat * , hot water , impecuniosity , indebtedness , indiscretion , inhibition , mess , mistake , mortification , pickle * , pinch , plight , poverty , predicament , puzzle , quandary , scrape , self-consciousness , shyness , snag , stew , strait , tangle , timidity , unease , uneasiness , abashment , excessiveness , exorbitance , extravagance , extravagancy , extravagantness , overabundance , plethora , superabundance , superfluity , superfluousness , surfeit , bewilderment , contretemps , discomfort , discountenance , encumbrance , frustration , humiliation , impediment , perplexity , perturbation , scandal , shame