embarrassing

adjective

US /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/

1
making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid
The situation was most embarrassing.
I wish he wouldn’t ask such embarrassing questions.
Synonyms and related words
Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed
embarrassing
humiliating
painful
1. 1a
  used for describing something that is very bad
  This performance was embarrassing.
  Synonyms and related words
  Bad or of a low quality
  bad
  poor
  second-rate
Collocates
Adverbs frequently used with embarrassing
▪ acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly
2
causing problems for someone, especially an organization or politician
a scandal that could prove embarrassing for the government
Synonyms and related words
Causing problems and disagreement
difficult
bad
embarrassing

单词	embarrassing
释义	embarrassing adjective UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ Other entries for this word embarrass verb DEFINITIONS2 1 making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid The situation was most embarrassing. I wish he wouldn’t ask such embarrassing questions. Synonyms and related words Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed embarrassing humiliating painful 1a used for describing something that is very bad This performance was embarrassing. Synonyms and related words Bad or of a low quality sad poor terribly Collocates Adverbs frequently used with embarrassing ▪ acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly 2 causing problems for someone, especially an organization or politician a scandal that could prove embarrassing for the government Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing derived word embarrassingly adverb Synonyms and related words Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed embarrassing humiliating painful embarrassing adjective US /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/ Other entries for this word embarrass verb DEFINITIONS2 1 making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid The situation was most embarrassing. I wish he wouldn’t ask such embarrassing questions. Synonyms and related words Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed embarrassing humiliating painful 1a used for describing something that is very bad This performance was embarrassing. Synonyms and related words Bad or of a low quality bad poor second-rate Collocates Adverbs frequently used with embarrassing ▪ acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly 2 causing problems for someone, especially an organization or politician a scandal that could prove embarrassing for the government Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing derived word embarrassingly adverb Synonyms and related words Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed embarrassing humiliating painful
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