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embarrassing

adjective/ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/low

em·ba·ra·can·te

Definition

Causing embarrassment, awkwardness, or difficulty.
He asked an embarrassing question during the interview.
The situation became increasingly awkward.
Common collocations
embarrassing situationawkward momentembarrassing question

Etymology

Derivação do verbo 'embaraçar' (do espanhol 'embarazar' ou do italiano 'imbarazzare') + sufixo '-ante'.

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