Definition of "embarrassment" in English

noun

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

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

   • Jack, you are an embarrassment to this family.
   • Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.

3. A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.

4. A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.

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

6. (dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.

7. (collective) A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)