English-French translations for embarrassment

• embarras
  Aujourd'hui, l'embarras augmente. Today there is growing embarrassment.
  Sa nomination est une source d'embarras pour la Grande-Bretagne. Her appointment is an embarrassment for Britain.
  Les différents changements d'attitude du pouvoir illustrent bien son embarras. The government' s various changes of attitude illustrate their embarrassment very well.
• (être la) honte (de)
• gène
• honte
  La honte des fautifs n'est d'aucun secours aux victimes. But out of embarrassment those who have been duped are not buying anything.
  Je suis complètement d'accord avec M. Swoboda que Nabucco c'est une grande honte pour l'Union européenne. I entirely agree with Mr Swoboda that Nabucco is a big embarrassment for the European Union.
  Monsieur le Président, c’est avec embarras, et même avec honte, que nous honorons la mémoire des victimes du massacre de Srebrenica. . Mr President, it is with embarrassment, indeed with shame, that we commemorate the victims of the massacre at Srebrenica.

Definition of embarrassment

• A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation
• A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another
• A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements
• Impairment of function due to disease: ''respiratory embarrassment''

Examples

• Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.
• Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.

Related words

• embarrassment of riches
• vicarious embarrassment
• secondhand embarrassment