Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed That was an embarrassing situation for me Men find it embarrassing to be honest. Find 258 different ways to say embarrassing, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. Definition of embarrassing adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meeting adults embarrassed the shy. To (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease [no object] she embarrasses so easily [~ + object] the child's crying embarrassed her parents His bad table manners embarrassed her The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
You probably have a few embarrassing stories that you'd rather not remember, but your siblings are always happy to bring them up at holidays. I'm embarrassed (to admit) that i've never actually read the book It was one of my most embarrassing moments He was embarrassingly unprepared for the job interview.
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