embarrassing

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The definition of embarrassing is something that causes a feeling of humiliation or that is awkward and hard to deal with.

Tripping on your own two feet and falling over in front of everyone is an example of something that is embarrassing.
When a politician is questioned about an extramarital affair, this is an example of a question that isembarrassing.

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embarrassing

Verb

Present participle of embarrass.

Noun

(plural embarrassings)

The action of the verb to embarrass.

Adjective

(comparative more embarrassing, superlative most embarrassing)

Causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.

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This is embarrassing, but I really need the money for groceries.
I suppose it's getting a little embarrassing now.
It was embarrassing to think she had let it go on this long without realizing he was troubled by it.
When the count returned, Natasha was impolitely pleased and hastened to get away: at that moment she hated the stiff, elderly princess, who could place her in such an embarrassing position and had spent half an hour with her without once mentioning Prince Andrew.
While Dean held out no illusions of leading the pack through the mountains, after turning out 73 miles of rolling hills on a humid Saturday, he felt more confident of his chance of least not embarrassing himself.

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