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adjective
- 1. causing embarrassment: "an embarrassing muddle" Similar
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The meaning of EMBARRASSING is causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment. How to use embarrassing in a sentence.
making you feel embarrassed: an embarrassing situation. [ + to infinitive ] It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie. My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember. Fewer examples. I found the whole situation excruciatingly embarrassing.
Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me. Men find it embarrassing to be honest. Synonyms: humiliating, upsetting, compromising, shaming More Synonyms of embarrassing.
Definitions of embarrassing. adjective. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation. synonyms: mortifying. unpleasant. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. adjective. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment. synonyms: awkward, sticky, unenviable.
an embarrassing situation; It was a bit embarrassing really. The claim will be very embarrassing for the government. The doctor asked me some embarrassing questions. I find it embarrassing to admit that I can't read.
Definition of embarrassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
embarrassing meaning, definition, what is embarrassing: making you feel ashamed, nervous, or unc...: Learn more.
