ETYM Cf. French ébahissement.
Feeling of embarrassment due to modesty; SYN. bashfulness.
ETYM French embarrassement.
1. Some event that causes someone to be embarrassed.
2. The shame one feels when one's inadequacy or guilt is made public.
3. The state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy).
A state of bafflement or perplexity; quandary
ETYM Prob. from Old Eng. wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandraethi difficulty, trouble, from vandr difficult.
A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.