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Definition of embarrassing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
awkwardcausing discomfort or self-consciousness
- The silence after his joke was embarrassing.
2.
shamefulmaking someone feel shy or ashamed
- Her mistake in the presentation was embarrassing.
3.
problematiccausing problems for public figures
- The scandal was embarrassing for the politician.
Origin of embarrassing
French, embarrasser (to block)
Terms with embarrassing included in their meaning
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embarrassing
causing embarrassment or discomfort
confession
statement admitting something embarrassing or bad
figurative
openly share private embarrassing problems with people outside the situation
embarrassing situation
in a way that causes embarrassment
unprepared surprise
being surprised or unready in an embarrassing situation
privacy
private matters embarrassing if made public
informal
used to avoid explaining something strange or embarrassing
embarrassing failure
fail in an embarrassing way
embarrassing act
unintended act causing embarrassment
misspeak
say something embarrassing or wrong in public
scandal
embarrassing or shameful secret from someone's past
secrets
hidden secrets or embarrassing issues
social blunder
make a social mistake by saying something embarrassing or wrong
embarrassment
make an embarrassing or inappropriate verbal mistake
verbal mistake
say something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake
humiliation
accept something humiliating or embarrassing
refusal
strongly refuse to do something embarrassing
difficulty
difficult or embarrassing situation
figurative
strongly refuse to be publicly associated with something embarrassing
mistakes
large or embarrassing mistake
incriminating
revealing an embarrassing or guilty secret
failure
fail at something in an embarrassing way
secrets information
find secret or embarrassing information about someone
social error
commit an embarrassing mistake in public
Examples of embarrassing in a sentence
The situation became embarrassing when no one spoke. His awkward dance moves were embarrassing to watch. The embarrassing typo in the report was quickly corrected. The leaked documents were embarrassing for the company. His past comments became embarrassing during the campaign.
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- French:gênant, compromettant, ...
- German:peinlich, blamabel, ...
- Italian:imbarazzante, umiliante, ...
- Spanish:incómodo, humillante, ...
- Portuguese:embaraçoso, vergonhoso, ...
- Chinese:尴尬, 尴尬的, ...
- Japanese:気まずい, 赤面する, ...
- Arabic:مُحْرِج, مُخجِل, ...
- Hebrew:מְבִיךְ, ...
- Russian:неловкий, постыдный, ...
- Ukrainian:незручний, сороміцький, ...
- Hindi:अजीब, शर्मिंदा करने वाला, ...
Definition of embarrass - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
emotional discomfortmake someone feel self-conscious or ashamed
- His comments embarrassed her in front of everyone.
2.
mental confusionconfuse or perplex someone mentally
- The complex puzzle embarrassed even the smartest students.
3.
obstructionRare hinder or prevent progress or movementRare
- The fallen tree embarrassed the traffic flow.
Origin of embarrass
French, embarrasser (to block)
Examples of embarrass in a sentence
She was embarrassed by the unexpected attention. The unexpected question embarrassed the speaker. His strange behavior embarrassed his friends at the party. The construction work embarrassed the city's traffic. Heavy snowfall embarrassed the morning commute.
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- French:embarrasser, confondre, ...
- German:beschämen, verwirren, ...
- Italian:imbarazzare, sconcertare, ...
- Spanish:avergonzar, desconcertar, ...
- Portuguese:envergonhar, confundir, ...
- Chinese:使尴尬, 让困惑, ...
- Japanese:恥ずかしい思いをさせる, 混乱させる, ...
- Arabic:أَحْرَجَ, أَرْبَكَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהָבִיךְ, לְבַלְבֵּל, ...
- Russian:смущать, озадачить, ...
- Ukrainian:збентежити, заплутати, ...
- Hindi:शर्मिंदा करना, उलझन में डालना, ...
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