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
Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Scoring early is the best way for Daboll’s team to avoid an embarrassing loss to Philly’s backups.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Have an embarrassing news story involving food hygiene.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
As the season unfolded with dramatics and embarrassing losses, the Dallas run game was now front and center as one of the major issues on a team that had a lot of problems to deal with as the weeks went by.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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And with few other businesses, who could say no to the money those clubs generated?
Others saw them as an embarrassing affront and preferred to use Brooklyn’s other name when referencing their hometown.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Scoring early is the best way for Daboll’s team to avoid an embarrassing loss to Philly’s backups.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Have an embarrassing news story involving food hygiene.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
As the season unfolded with dramatics and embarrassing losses, the Dallas run game was now front and center as one of the major issues on a team that had a lot of problems to deal with as the weeks went by.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
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Be realistic The most uncomfortable truth of the last few days has been how quickly firefighting efforts were overwhelmed and outmatched by the extreme fire conditions, Cohen said.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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And all of this leads to an uncomfortable but inevitable question: What happens to Bazzite now?Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 11 Jan. 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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Though the two might have an awkward run-in in the Love Island All-Stars Villa.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ribas’ hands and movement were much crisper than that of Dern, whose movement was awkward and punches were slower and wilder than those of her foe.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Still, with a budget deficit looming next year and a mayor whose preferred mode of dealing with unpleasant fiscal realities is to hike taxes, revenue grabs like congestion pricing are always on the table.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Another surprise was how unpleasant emotions were often motivating for leaders.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Treacherous road conditions continue to make travel difficult to impossible in much of the Kansas City metro Monday morning, according to authorities and law enforcement.Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Passing legislation that Democrats are united in opposing may be particularly difficult early on, as the GOP majority is likely to temporarily drop to just 217 due to two House Republicans—Elise Stefanik and Mike Waltz—having been nominated by Trump to serve in other government roles.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 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
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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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While the Eagles triumphed 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, the victory was overshadowed by the disturbing exchange in the stands.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The disturbing new figures are inching close to the same number of people — 1.5 million— who were internally displaced by Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake, which struck 15 years ago on Jan. 12, 2010.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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