as in uncomfortable
causing embarrassment
an embarrassing failure of memory inauspiciously marked my first appearance as an actor
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as in confusing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism
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as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization
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as in complicating
to make complex or difficult
claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state
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Recent Examples of embarrassing
Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Manpower is a significant concern for both sides, and defection is often embarrassing for the country losing personnel.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But then one small spill happens and you may be stuck wearing an embarrassing token of it all day long.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
As for her date, he clearly wasn't deterred by this embarrassing moment.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Reddit was a place to share all manner of memes, photographs, questions, embarrassing stories, and ideas.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Manpower is a significant concern for both sides, and defection is often embarrassing for the country losing personnel.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But then one small spill happens and you may be stuck wearing an embarrassing token of it all day long.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
As for her date, he clearly wasn't deterred by this embarrassing moment.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
Adjective
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Say something that might make some people uncomfortable but will deeply resonate with your ideal clients.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The program will include eight features and three short films that invite viewers to wrestle with complex — and at times, uncomfortable — questions about the world around them.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The latest breakthrough attempts have been met with ridicule as Republicans blast Democrats for awkward social media posts and videos.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this week, Richards and Umansky had an emotional, yet awkward chat on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills about the July 2024 photos of him kissing another woman.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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This grandma insisted my daughter hit her, then made the tour unpleasant Ask a real estate pro: Can HOA force owner to put up fence and swap out plants?—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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In an era that would otherwise be dominated by the same handful of rich, powerful clubs, disruption — different names challenging for and winning the prizes — has never been more difficult or more important.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2024
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Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
4 Oct. 2024
Verb
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According to officers, Kerley was obstructing their investigation and was told to step away.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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She was additionally charged with four counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While no human-affecting viruses have been revived yet, the fact that ancient microbes can persist in a viable state raises a disturbing possibility: what else is hidden in the deep freeze, waiting to wake up?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The possibility of losing Miami Beach's only art house cinema is disturbing to Tabsch, a filmmaker whose 2018 documentary The Last Resort, was about Miami Beach's Jewish community in the 1970s.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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