embarrassing

US /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

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UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

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adjective

  • Causing shame
  • Behavior that causes embarrassment.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • A mistake that causes embarrassment.
  • Causing embarrassment.
  • Behavior that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • A memory that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • A situation or event that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.
  • A truth that causes one to feel awkward or ashamed.

verb

  • To cause someone to feel ashamed

other

  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Causing someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
  • Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

noun

  • A situation or event that causes someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

Examples

My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.

a deeply embarrassing moment