EMBARRASSMENT

• (noun) extreme excess

  "an embarrassment of riches"

  synonyms : overplus , plethora , superfluity

  There was a plethora of opportunities open to her. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

  "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

• (noun) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

• (noun) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

  "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

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