Associations to the word «Embarrassing»
Noun
- Predicament
- Blunder
- Situation
- Blackmail
- Defeat
- Perplexity
- Prank
- Pause
- Disclosure
- Embarrassment
- Question
- Clete
- Setback
- Scandal
- Incident
- Ordeal
- Humiliation
- Circumstance
- Paperwork
- Revelation
- Mistake
- Lula
- Silence
- Memo
- Sufferer
- Gossip
- Impediment
- Politeness
- Publicity
- Comment
- Flattery
- Failure
- Elayne
- Confrontation
- Leak
- Loss
- Refusal
- Ailment
- Reviewer
- Encounter
- Jonah
- Ignorance
- Joke
- Stunt
- Position
- Honeymoon
Adjective
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
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