embarrassing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of embarrass#English|embarrass

Noun

embarrassing (uncountable)

1. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.

   • It seemed, at first, to be agreed, that the King should be addressed by the Assembly; but the time of presenting, because of the present embarrassings of affairs, to be left to the Commission.

Adjective

embarrassing

1. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

Synonyms

• awkward
• shameful

Translations

• French: embarrassant, gênant
• German: peinlich, bemühend (Switzerland)
• Italian: imbarazzante
• Portuguese: embaraçoso, constrangedor
• Russian: смуща́ющий
• Spanish: vergonzoso, embarazoso (colloquial), bochornoso, abochornante, sonrojante

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