embarrassment

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embarrassment Definition

• (n) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
• (n) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
• (n) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
• (n) extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"

embarrassment Synonyms

• embarrassment
• overplus
• plethora
• superfluity