embarrassingadjective
uk/ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ/us/ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ/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.
More examples
- I found the whole situation excruciatingly embarrassing.
- It was embarrassing how few people attended the party.
- She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing.
- Another scandal would be acutely embarrassing for the government.
- They gave us such an effusive welcome it was quite embarrassing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Embarrassing
- awkward
- cringe
- cringe-making
- cringey
- curl
- curl up and die idiom
- embarrass
- information
- painful
- put sb on the spot idiom
- show
- show sb up
- spare
- spare sb's blushes idiom
- spot
- toe-curling
- too much information idiom
embarrassingly
adverb uk/ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ.li/us/ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ.li/
an embarrassingly poor performance/loud voice