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Embarrassing
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Embarrassing
/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
Causing a feeling of shame or awkwardness, often in social situations.
Synonyms:
awkward
uncomfortable
humiliating
Antonyms:
comforting
pleasant
reassuring
Examples:
I said, after a rather
embarrassing
pause.
The fall at the party was quite
embarrassing
.
His attempt to dance was awkwardly
embarrassing
.
Etymology:
from Old French
embarrasser
, based on Spanish
embarazar
, from Portuguese
embarassar
, possibly from
en-
in +
barra
, meaning
bar, barrier.
Usage Statistics:
46 mentions per 1 million words
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