embarrassing
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embarrassing
- /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ Australia, UK
- /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ US
- /ɪmˈbɛɹ.ə.sɪŋ/
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, embarrass + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of embarrass
noun embarrassings
- The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment. May 11, 1715, Robert Wodrow, letter to Mrs Wodrow It seemed, at first, to be agreed, that the King should be addressed by the Assembly; but the time of presenting, because of the present embarrassings of affairs, to be left to the Commission.
adjective more embarrassing · most embarrassing
- Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mortifying, difficult, hard, unenviable, unpleasant, awkward, sticky, embarrassment, shame, bashful, humiliating, demeaning, hurtful, uncomfortable, disconcerting, uneasy
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adj causing embarrassment
| Español | vergonzoso, embarazoso, bochornoso, abochornante, sonrojante |
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| 日本語 | 恥ずかしい hazukashii |
| 中文 | 令人困窘的 lìng rén kùnjiǒng de, 好糗的 hǎo qiǔ de, 尷尬 /尴尬 gāngà |
| हिन्दी | लज्जाजनक lajjājnak |
| Português | embaraçoso, constrangedor |
| Français | embarrassant, gênant |
| Deutsch | peinlich, blamabel, beschämend, unangenehm |
| Italiano | imbarazzante |
| Ελληνικά | ντροπιαστικός ntropiastikós |
| Română | jenant |
| Русский | смуща́ющий smuščájuščij, затрудни́тельный zatrudnítelʹnyj |
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title = {embarrassing},
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