embarrassment
nounmasculine/ẽbɐˈɾasu/low
em·ba·ra·ço
Definition
A state of disturbance or awkwardness; a difficult or uncomfortable situation.
The slip-up caused great embarrassment during the presentation.
She felt embarrassment for arriving so late.
Common collocations
to cause embarrassmentto feel embarrassmentembarrassing situation
Etymology
Do latim 'imbarricare' (cercar com barricas).