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embarrassing

adjective
embarrassing pronunciation English ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ embarrassing pronunciation American ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ
 
1 making you feel shy, awkward or ashamedan embarrassing mistake/question/situationIt can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.2 causing somebody to look stupid, dishonest, etcThe report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.embarrassingly
embarrassingly pronunciation English ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli embarrassingly pronunciation American ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli
adverbThe play was embarrassingly bad.