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adjective
- 1. causing embarrassment: "an embarrassing muddle" Similar
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adjective. uk / ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ / us / ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ / Add to word list. B1. 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.
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.
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.
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.
adjective. uk / ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ / us. Add to word list. B1. making you feel embarrassed: an embarrassing defeat. What has been your most embarrassing moment? Fewer examples. 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.
1. (also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster. 2. (usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties. 3. archaic. to make difficult; complicate. 4. archaic. to impede; obstruct; hamper. Collins English Dictionary.
embarrassing meaning, definition, what is embarrassing: making you feel ashamed, nervous, or unc...: Learn more.
verb. /ɪmˈbærəs/ Verb Forms. to make somebody feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation. embarrass somebody Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
