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- Dictionaryembarrassing/ɪmˈbarəsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing embarrassment: "an embarrassing muddle" Similar
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adjective. uk / ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ / us / ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ / Add to word list. B1. making you feel embarrassed: an embarrassing situation. [ + to infinitive ] It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie. My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember. Fewer examples.
The meaning of EMBARRASSING is causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment. How to use embarrassing in a sentence.
Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me. Men find it embarrassing to be honest. Synonyms: humiliating, upsetting, compromising, shaming More Synonyms of embarrassing.
to cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable: You're embarrassing him with your compliments! I didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends. Fewer examples. Look, you've embarrassed him - he's gone bright red! To be honest, it embarrassed me to receive such an effusive welcome.
1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child. 2. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede: "an ambitious raid meant to embarrass his supply line by burning the bridges" (William Marvel). 3.
Use the adjective embarrassing to describe something that is shameful or humiliating. 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. It's really embarrassing how many people misspell embarrassing.
Definition of embarrassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate. to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill. to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt: The decline in sales embarrassed the company. v.i. to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused.
verb (used with object) to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. Synonyms: chagrin, discomfit, discompose. to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate.
to cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster. 2. to cause difficulties to; hinder; impede. 3. to cause to be in debt; cause financial difficulties to. 4. to make more difficult; complicate.
