Meaning

• To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

  "The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him."

• To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.

  "The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill."

• To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

  "A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements."