embarrassing

adjective

em·bar·rass·ing im-ˈber-ə-siŋ

-ˈba-rə-

Synonyms of embarrassing next

: 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

im-ˈber-ə-siŋ-lē

-ˈba-rə-

adverb

an embarrassingly messy house

Examples of embarrassing in a Sentence

an embarrassing failure of memory inauspiciously marked my first appearance as an actor

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The preliminary revenue figure of $4.74 billion came in above consensus, but this is just plain embarrassing. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 The Cleveland Browns, four days off a clunker that was embarrassing even by their standards in New Orleans, weren’t supposed to shove around the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers. —

Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 This is embarrassing and a slap in the face to our nation's talented educators. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 There is also the risk that North Korean soldiers could defect or be taken as prisoners of war, either of which could prove embarrassing for Kim and Putin. —

Stella Kim, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for embarrassing