Associations to the word «Embarrassing»

EMBARRASSING, verb. Present participle of embarrass

EMBARRASSING, noun. The action of the verb to embarrass.

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

EMBARRASSING, adjective. 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".

EMBARRASSING, adjective. 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".