embarrassment
- Noun. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
- Noun. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
- Noun. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
- Noun. (medical) Impairment of function due to disease: ''respiratory embarrassment''.
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