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embarrassing

adjectivegeneral usecommon/kõʃtɾɐ̃ʒɨˈdoɾ/cons·tran·ge·dor

Definition

1

Causing embarrassment; awkward, uncomfortable.

Usage examples

“It was an embarrassing moment for the speaker.”
“The mistake led to an embarrassing silence.”

Common combinations

embarrassing situationembarrassing momentembarrassing silencedeeply embarrassing