Definition of "embarras" in English

noun

1. Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty.

   • I […] envy & sympathise—being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things.

2. An embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance.

3. Embarrassment; intense social awkwardness.

4. (historical, Canada, US) A clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway.