Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - embarrassment

 noun  Date: 1729  1.  a. something that embarrasses the scandal was a major ~  b. an excessive quantity from which to select — used especially in the phrase ~ of riches  2. the state of being embarrassed: as  a. confusion or disturbance of mind couldn't hide her ~  b. difficulty arising from the want of money to pay debts  c. difficulty in functioning as a result of disease cardiac ~