embarrassing
adjective /ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ/
/-ˈber-/ Definition
B1 making you feel embarrassed: an embarrassing situation [+ to infinitive] It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie. My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.Embarrassing embarrassingly /-li/ adverb › an embarrassingly poor performance/loud voiceEmbarrassing
(Definition of embarrassing adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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