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- Dictionaryembarrassing/ɪmˈbarəsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing embarrassment: "an embarrassing muddle" Similar
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Meaning of embarrassing in English. [ + 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. I found the whole situation excruciatingly embarrassing.
The meaning of EMBARRASSING is causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment. How to use embarrassing in a sentence.
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.
Use the adjective embarrassing to describe something that is shameful or humiliating. You probably have a few embarrassing stories that you'd rather not remember, but your siblings are always happy to bring them up at holidays. It's really embarrassing how many people misspell embarrassing.
Definition of embarrassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child. 2. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede: "an ambitious raid meant to embarrass his supply line by burning the bridges" (William Marvel). 3.
to cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable: You're embarrassing him with your compliments! I didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends. Fewer examples. Look, you've embarrassed him - he's gone bright red! To be honest, it embarrassed me to receive such an effusive welcome.
