embarrassment

About 5.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
2. noun A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.

   Jack, you are an embarrassment to this family.

3. noun A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
4. noun A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
5. noun Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
6. noun Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
7. noun A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)

Similar words

nimiety overplus superfluity plethora embarrassing shame shyness discomfort chagrin trouble

Often followed by

of to and in at or for that was

Word family

embarrassments