embarras

noun4

1. •
   (no longer used) Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty.

   • I […] envy & sympathise—being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things. — 1906
2. •
   (no longer used) Embarrassment; intense social awkwardness.
3. •
   (no longer used) An embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance.
4. •
   (US, no longer used) A clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway.