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EMBARRASSMENT

Definition:

[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"
[noun] some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
[noun] extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
Synonyms: overplus, plethora, superfluity