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Embarrassment | Embarrassment \Em*bar"rass*ment\, n. [F. embarrassement.] 1. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness. [1913 Webster] The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the late regulations. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts. [1913 Webster] |
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