nouns
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
is a type of (narrower)
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
is a type of (narrower)
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
"his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
is a type of (narrower)
an event causing distress or pain
"what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
extreme excess
"an embarrassment of riches"