尴尬是人的一种情绪，是人对于表达自己的情感时感到不安。在社交场合上做一些行为时感到难为情而被他人目击或揭露。在多数情况下，感到尴尬的人丧失了一些荣誉及尊严。这种情感和羞耻相似，差别在于羞耻可以在个人情况下出现（而不需受他人见证）。而尴尬的行为多数源自社会的不接受，而非道德上的错误。

尴尬可以是个人或专业（即官方）性质的，个人的尴尬可以是失仪，例如裸露、放屁等可能令他人感到冒犯。官方的尴尬可以是在一些官方活动中失败，例如挑战者号穿梭机的坠毁，令美国感到失威。

Embarrassment is an emotional state of intense discomfort with oneself, experienced when having a socially unacceptable act or condition witnessed by or revealed to others. Usually some amount of loss of honor or dignity is involved, but how much and the type depends on the embarrassing situation. It is similar to shame, except that shame may be experienced for an act known only to oneself. Also, embarrassment usually carries the connotation of being caused by an act that is merely socially unacceptable, rather than morally wrong.