The meaning of EMBARRASSING is causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment. How to use embarrassing in a sentence.

[ + 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.

Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me. Men find it embarrassing to be honest.

To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy...

Definition of embarrassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · embarrassing (usually uncountable, plural embarrassings) The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment. quotations May 11, 1715, Robert Wodrow, letter to Mrs Wodrow It …

to (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease: [no object] She embarrasses so easily. [~ + object] The child's crying embarrassed her parents. abash: His bad table manners embarrassed …

I'm embarrassed (to admit) that I've never actually read the book. It was one of my most embarrassing moments. He was embarrassingly unprepared for the job interview.

Use the adjective embarrassing to describe something that is shameful or humiliating. You probably have a few embarrassing stories that you'd rather not remember, but your siblings are always happy …

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