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embarrassing

adjective/kõʃtɾɐ̃ʒɨˈdoɾ/medium

cons·tran·ge·dor

Definition

Causing embarrassment; awkward, uncomfortable.
It was an embarrassing moment for the speaker.
The mistake led to an embarrassing silence.
Common collocations
embarrassing situationembarrassing momentembarrassing silencedeeply embarrassing

Etymology

Derivado do verbo 'constranger' + sufixo '-dor'.

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