embarras

== English == === Etymology === From French embarras. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒmbəˈɹɑː/ === Noun === embarras (countable and uncountable, plural embarras) (now rare) Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty. [from 17th c.] 1906, Henry James, letter, 17 November: I […] envy & sympathise—being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things. An embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance. [from 17th c.] Embarrassment; intense social awkwardness. [from 18th c.] (historical, Canada, US) A clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway. [from 19th c.] === References === == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from embarrasser (“embarrass”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.ʁa/ ~ /ɑ̃.ba.ʁɑ/ === Noun === embarras m (invariable) embarrassment obstacle, hindrance Synonym: souci lack of money ==== Antonyms ==== débarras aisance désinvolture ==== Derived terms ==== embarras du choix (“too many choices, an embarrassing wealth”) === References === Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition === Further reading === “embarras”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ambreras, barrâmes, brameras == Spanish == === Verb === embarras second-person singular present indicative of embarrar