embarrassment

noun7

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.

   • Jack, you are an embarrassment to this family.
   • Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.
3. •
   A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements or causes some sort of hindrance.

   • There are over 5,000 Americans now in Paris, many artists, singers, musicians, writers, and actors, so many, indeed, the committee could hardly pick a program from an embarrassment of volunteers. — 1914
4. •
   Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
5. •
   A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty.
6. •
   (old-fashioned) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
7. •
   A group of pandas (ie. red panda, giant panda)

   • In Wolong, the captive panda population has increased from just eight bears to 330-the largest embarrassment of pandas in the world. — 2023