# embarrassment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/ · frequency rank #10,041

## Definitions
1. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
2. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
3. A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.
4. A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
5. Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
6. Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
7. A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)

## Etymology
From embarrass + -ment.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ebmarrassment`, `emabrrassment`, `embararssment`, `embarassment`, `embarrasment`, `embarrasmsent`, `embarrassemnt`, `embarrassmennt`, `embarrassmentt`, `embarrassmetn`, `embarrassmment`, `embarrassmnet`, `embarrsasment`, `embbarrassment`, `embrarassment`, `emmbarrassment`, `mebarrassment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embarrassment