major embarrassment

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• embarrassment — noun Date: 1729 1. a. something that embarrasses < the scandal was a major embarrassment > b. an excessive quantity from which to select used especially in the phrase embarrassment of riches 2. the state of being embarrassed: as a. confusion or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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