Collocations for embarrassment - noun

acute, considerable, great
total, utter
slight
She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.

further
obvious
personal
public
The agreement was made in secret to avoid public embarrassment.

feel
I felt some embarrassment as we shook hands.

suffer
He suffered great personal embarrassment after failing the tests.

cover, hide
cause
risk
Pender decided to risk embarrassment and seek help.

avoid, prevent
The government wishes to avoid further embarrassment over the affair.

blush with, flush with, squirm with (esp. BrE)
I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.

die from, die of (figurative)
I could have died of embarrassment when I saw her standing behind me.

ease, relieve
save sb, spare sb
Helen changed the subject to save me the embarrassment of replying.

in embarrassment
We all watched in silent embarrassment as Mr Rogers started to cry.

with embarrassment, without embarrassment
I could finally talk about my problem without embarrassment.

embarrassment at
her embarrassment at being found out

embarrassment over
the government's embarrassment over the affair

(much) to sb's embarrassment
Much to his embarrassment, Mike realized that a small crowd was watching him.

feelings of embarrassment
a flush of embarrassment
A flush of embarrassment came to her cheeks.

a source of embarrassment

great, huge, major, serious, severe (esp. BrE)
potential
financial, political, social
national
The president became a national embarrassment.

be, become, prove
The protests were becoming something of an embarrassment to the government.

consider sb/sth

embarrassment for
The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.

embarrassment to
The poor child was considered an embarrassment to his family.