noun

• A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
• A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
• A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
• A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty
• (medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
• (dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.