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adjective em·bar·rass·ing \im-ˈber-ə-siŋ, -ˈba-rə-\

Definition of embarrassing

  1. :  causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress :  causing embarrassment an embarrassing error The official was ever so polite, and ever so sorry, but the rule was strict, and he could not let us in. It was very embarrassing, for many eyes were on us. — Mark Twain

embarrassingly

play \im-ˈber-ə-siŋ-lē, -ˈba-rə-\ adverb an embarrassingly messy house

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First Known Use of embarrassing

1778

embarrassing Synonyms

Synonyms
discomfiting, disconcerting, disturbing, awkward, flustering, uncomfortable
Related Words
confusing, difficult, disagreeable, impossible, inconvenient, intolerable, troublesome, unpleasant, unwieldy; unsettling; debasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying
Near Antonyms
agreeable, comfortable, convenient, pleasing

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