embarrassment

embarrassment

Pronunciation: ⁄ɪmˈbarəsmənt, ɛm-⁄

noun

[mass noun]

·              a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness:

I turned red with embarrassment

·    [count noun] a person or thing causing feelings of embarrassment:

he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignoredher extreme views might be an embarrassment to the movement

·    financial difficulty:

his temporary financial embarrassment