Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Embarrassment has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
"When I accidentally revealed my secret debt during the meeting, a wave of embarrassment washed over me as everyone stared at my flushed face."
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
"The audience erupted in laughter, leaving him fuming with embarrassment after he accidentally called the CEO by his first name during the presentation."