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
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Witherspoon’s recollection of her embarrassing speech comes as her character Margot in the film also gives an cringey speech at her sister’s wedding, mentioning spending the night with one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Posner believes the release will be more embarrassing than revealing for the government.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
For the 2023 champions to even be in this situation was pretty embarrassing, needing a win on the final day of the group stage just to make the playoffs, with automatic qualification long gone.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
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As the courses roll on, odd flourishes begin to appear, such as revealing (and sometimes embarrassing) images laser-printed on tortillas.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Witherspoon’s recollection of her embarrassing speech comes as her character Margot in the film also gives an cringey speech at her sister’s wedding, mentioning spending the night with one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Posner believes the release will be more embarrassing than revealing for the government.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
For the 2023 champions to even be in this situation was pretty embarrassing, needing a win on the final day of the group stage just to make the playoffs, with automatic qualification long gone.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
Adjective
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Commenters pointed out that such a request was highly inappropriate and could have put the driver in an uncomfortable or even dangerous situation.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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From tornadoes to mudslides and floods and more floods, Kentucky has endured an unlucky streak, stretching back too many uncomfortable years to count, of being pounded by one climate disaster after another.—
Tricia Fulks Kelley,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 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
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Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Where some toiletry bags end up having an awkward shape that won’t easily fit into your luggage, these are the opposite.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Investors were greeted with unpleasant inflation data on Tuesday.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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The steam emanating from the hot oats began to cook the egg whites, which gave the dish an unpleasant scrambled egg-like texture.—
Ashia Aubourg,
Outside Online,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Perry worked for a time in California, while COVID restrictions made restaurant life difficult.—
Jenny Hartley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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Whooping cough can initially be difficult to separate from other cold-causing germs that surge over the colder months.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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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
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But even for Ye, his abrupt public embrace of antisemitism and counterintuitive right-wing political rhetoric, resulting in his bringing avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes to dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, has been disturbing.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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During the investigation, other facility staff showed deputies a disturbing video that was sent to them in a group chat from Rice.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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