embarrassing

embarrassing

/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

1 making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed

an embarrassing moment/situation

an embarrassing mistake/gaffe

an embarrassing question

embarrassing for somebody I didn't want to risk making the rest of the evening painfully embarrassing for both of us.

embarrassing to do something His terrible acting is just embarrassing to watch.

embarrassing (for somebody) (to do something) It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.

embarrassing doing something It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.

Collocations

verbs

beprovesound…

adverb

extremelyfairlyvery…

preposition

forto

2 causing somebody to look stupid, dishonest, etc.

This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.

to be potentially/politically embarrassing

embarrassing to somebody The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.

embarrassing for somebody Such action by a NATO ally would be extremely embarrassing for the United States.

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