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- an embarrassing failure of memory inauspiciously marked my first appearance as an actor
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- the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism
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- a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization
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- claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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The first known use of embarrassing was in 1778
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