embarrassing

[US]/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪm'bærəsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing someone to feel self-conscious or awkward

Phrases & Collocations

an embarrassing situation

Example Sentences

The recall of the Ambassador was embarrassing for the country.

a deeply embarrassing moment

make with the feet, honey—you're embarrassing Jim.

sometimes it is embarrassing, but there you go.

It was acutely embarrassing for us all.

He laughed off the embarrassing situation.

I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.

extricated himself from an embarrassing situation;

he made one of the most embarrassing goofs of his tenure.

He was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.

She always dredges up that embarrassing story.

It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.

Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position.

glozed over the embarrassing part.See Synonyms at palliate

He's not used to making speeches in public; it's so embarrassing.

The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.

I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name.

Which is contrary, around the unclad complicacy of cell there are peculiar and embarrassing silence.Why doesn't anybody embrace the surprising discovery vexedly in the science field?

Real-world Examples

Something slightly embarrassing. My apologies in advance.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

Incidentally, that was the most embarrassing question.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

It's just really embarrassing. Like, excruciatingly embarrassing.

Source: Street interviews learning English

He's incited a number of embarrassing retractions.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

I find myself in an embarrassing situation.

Source: Travel Across America

Please stop. You're just embarrassing yourself.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Oh, it's a little embarrassing, but it's not too serious.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

Seriously, guys, the trash talk is embarrassing.

Source: Friends Season 8

The biggest and best departure from the blueprint is also the most embarrassing.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is embarrassing for the Republican Party. It's embarrassing for the nation.

Source: This month's NPR news

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