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Definitions for Embarrassing
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviableadjective

    hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

    "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

  2. embarrassing, mortifyingadjective

    causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

    "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

Wiktionary

  1. embarrassingnoun

    The action of the verb to embarrass.

  2. embarrassingadjective

    causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness

Wikipedia

  1. embarrassing

    Embarrassment or awkwardness is an emotional state that is associated with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone commits (or thinks of) a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act that is witnessed by or revealed to others. Frequently grouped with shame and guilt, embarrassment is considered a "self-conscious emotion", and it can have a profoundly negative impact on a person’s thoughts or behavior.Usually, some perception of loss of honor or dignity (or other high-value ideals) is involved, but the embarrassment level and the type depends on the situation.

ChatGPT

  1. embarrassing

    Embarrassing refers to the feeling or state of discomfort, self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness experienced when one's actions, appearance, or situations are humiliating or make them the subject of ridicule or mockery. This feeling often occurs when one's behavior or situation fails to meet certain social or personal standards, expectations, or norms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Embarrassing

    of Embarrass

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Embarrassing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4697

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Embarrassing' in Adjectives Frequency: #1005

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Embarrassing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Embarrassing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Embarrassing in a Sentence

  1. Lara Spencer:

    It was embarrassing to share and then I realized there is nothing to be embarrassed about, if you don’t talk about it, you can’t fix it, so I’m happy if I can save one person from not having to go through the pain.

  2. Craig Jones:

    We probably need to figure this one out, guys, because it's kind of embarrassing.

  3. James Hahn:

    I'm sitting there in my room, i've got to borrow money to pay for my caddie fee. It was a little embarrassing. I was going to borrow money from my parents to get a flight home. And I'm sitting there on the computer going on Craigslist and I start looking for jobs. It kind of hit me like,' Hey, you have an opportunity to do something with your life.' And I was just wasting it, hanging out with friends, partying on the weekends. I wasn't putting in the time.

  4. Peter Newsham:

    It's embarrassing for us to have a member of this agency out there illegally selling firearms, because people will attribute that behavior to every single one of us who wears this uniform.

  5. Danielle DiMartino Booth:

    This is really embarrassing, berkshire Hathaway shares Warren Buffett doesn't need a backstop from The NY Fed.

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