1. (n.) A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.

2. (n.) Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.

abasement abashment absorption agitation awkwardness baffle bafflement bashfulness befuddlement bewilderment bind bother botheration broken fortune burden burthen cargo chagrin chaos charge cloud clumsiness clutch comedown complication confoundment confusion constraint coyness cross crunch cumbrance daze deadweight debasement deflation demureness demurity descent difficulties difficulty dilemma disadvantage discombobulation discomfiture discomfort discomposure disconcert disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment discountenance disgrace disorder disorganization disorientation distress disturbance dump embarrassing position encumbrance engagement enigma enmeshment entanglement excess fine how-do-you-do fix flummox flurry fluster flutter fog freight frenzy fuddle fuddlement genteel poverty hamper handicap hangdog look hard pinch hardship haze hell to pay hobble hot water how-do-you-do humbled pride humiliation imbroglio impecuniosity impecuniousness impediment impedimenta implication imposition inclusion inconvenience insolvency involution involvement jam jumble letdown light purse load lumber maze mess mist mix morass mortification mousiness muddle muddlement mystery narrow means nonplus onus oversupply pack parlous straits pass penalty perplexity perturbation pickle pinch plight poorness pother poverty predicament pretty pass pretty pickle pretty predicament problem profusion pucker put-down puzzle puzzlement quagmire quandary quicksand relation riddle ruffle scrape self-abasement self-abnegation self-consciousness self-diminishment setdown shame shamefacedness shamefastness shuffle shyness skittishness slender means slough spot squeeze stagefright stammering stew sticky wicket strain strait straitened circumstances straits superabundance superfluity surplus swamp sweat swivet tight spot tight squeeze tightrope timidity timidness timorousness tizzy tricky spot trouble unassuredness unease uneasiness unholy mess unprosperousness unsettlement upset vexation voluntary poverty vows of poverty weight white elephant