embarrassing

em·bar·rass

E0101200 (ĕm-băr′əs)tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es 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. Archaic To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties: The company was embarrassed and had to mortgage its properties.

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[French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-¹) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).]

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em·bar′rassed·ly adv.em·bar′rass·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze
These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the disclosure of the error; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections.

embarrassing

(ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ) adjcausing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting emˈbarrassingly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	embarrassing - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"unenviable, sticky, awkwarddifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	2.	embarrassing - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"mortifyingunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

embarrassing

adjective humiliating, upsetting, compromising, shaming, distressing, delicate, uncomfortable, awkward, tricky, sensitive, troublesome, shameful, disconcerting, touchy, mortifying, discomfiting, toe-curling (slang), cringe-making (Brit. informal), cringeworthy (Brit. informal) It was an embarrassing situation for all of us.

Translations

令人为难的令人尴尬的

embarrass

(imˈbӕrəs) verb1. to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious. She was embarrassed by his praise. 使窘迫 使窘迫2. to involve in (especially financial) difficulties. embarrassed by debts. 使拮据 使拮据emˈbarrassment noun 尷尬，拮据 困窘，拮据 emˈbarrassed adjectiveHe was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class. 感到尷尬的 窘迫的，尴尬的 emˈbarrassing adjectivean embarrassing question. 令人尷尬的 令人为难的

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