to be in a state of financial embarrassment

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• embarrassment — noun 1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑shame • Hyponyms: ↑self consciousness, ↑uneasiness, ↑uncomfortableness, ↑shamefacedness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction       States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… …   Universalium

• embarrassment — /em bar euhs meuhnt/, n. 1. the state of being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment. 2. an act or instance of embarrassing. 3. something that embarrasses. 4. an overwhelmingly excessive amount; overabundance: an embarrassment of riches. 5. the… …   Universalium

• embarrassment — em•bar•rass•ment [[t]ɛmˈbær əs mənt[/t]] n. 1) the state of being embarrassed; discomposure 2) an act of embarrassing 3) one that embarrasses 4) an excess: an embarrassment of riches[/ex] 5) financial difficulty 6) med Med. impairment of… …   From formal English to slang

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