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'.