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View usage for: (ɪmbærəsɪŋ) 1. adjectiveSomething 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 embarrassingly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/adverb] The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal. Stephens had beaten him embarrassingly easily. 2. adjectiveSomething that is embarrassing to a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party causes problems for them. He has put the government in an embarrassing position. The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers. [+ to] embarrassing in British English (ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ) adjectivecausing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting Derived forms embarrassingly (emˈbarrassingly) adverb Examples of 'embarrassing' in a sentenceembarrassing In other languagesembarrassing British English: embarrassing / ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. It was an embarrassing situation for me. - American English: embarrassing
- Arabic: مُحْرِج
- Brazilian Portuguese: embaraçoso
- Chinese: 令人尴尬的
- Croatian: neugodan
- Czech: trapný
- Danish: flov
- Dutch: gênant
- European Spanish: embarazoso
- Finnish: nolostuttava
- French: gênant
- German: peinlich
- Greek: ντροπιαστικός
- Italian: imbarazzante
- Japanese: 当惑させるような
- Korean: 무안케 하는
- Norwegian: pinlig
- Polish: kłopotliwy
- European Portuguese: embaraçoso
- Romanian: jenant
- Russian: смущающий
- Latin American Spanish: embarazoso
- Swedish: generande
- Thai: น่าอับอาย
- Turkish: nahoş
- Ukrainian: бентежний
- Vietnamese: đáng xấu hổ
Chinese translation of 'embarrassing'embarrassing (ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ) adj - [statement, situation]
令人尴(尷)尬的 (lìng rén gāngà de) - (to politician, government)
令人难(難)堪的 (lìng rén nánkān de)
It was an embarrassing situation for all of us. Synonyms upsetting compromising shaming distressing delicate tricky troublesome shameful mortifying discomfiting toe-curling (slang) cringe-making (British, informal) cringeworthy (British, informal) barro (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition embarrassing There was an awkward moment when people had to decide where to stand. Synonyms embarrassing, difficult, compromising, sensitive, embarrassed, painful, distressing, delicate, uncomfortable, tricky, trying, humiliating, unpleasant, sticky (informal), troublesome, perplexing, disconcerting, inconvenient, thorny, untimely, ill at ease, discomfiting, ticklish, inopportune, toe-curling (slang), barro (Australian, slang), cringeworthy (British, informal), cringe-making (British, informal) He has a disconcerting habit of staring at you when he talks to you. Synonyms disturbing, upsetting, alarming, confusing, embarrassing, awkward, distracting, dismaying, baffling, bewildering, perplexing, off-putting (British, informal), bothersomeDefinition (of a subject or issue) liable to arouse controversy or strong feelings Employment is a very sensitive issue. Synonyms tricky, difficult, delicate, thorny, touchy, ticklish |