EMBARRASSING
\ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ], \ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ], \ɛ_m_b_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of EMBARRASSING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
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causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
By Princeton University
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