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
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Did The Ultimatum producers hack Nick’s email to set up the most embarrassing reality TV moment of all time?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
That may seem particularly embarrassing for Trump given that his party is set to hold a 53-47 majority in the next Senate.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Usually such open nepotism would be seen as slightly embarrassing, but not to this crowd.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But, after the embarrassing loss, the Chargers weren’t necessarily shocked.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Did The Ultimatum producers hack Nick’s email to set up the most embarrassing reality TV moment of all time?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
That may seem particularly embarrassing for Trump given that his party is set to hold a 53-47 majority in the next Senate.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Usually such open nepotism would be seen as slightly embarrassing, but not to this crowd.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
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Those numbers might have been a tad uncomfortable to handle, and the markets didn’t want to take inflation hot to go.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yet perhaps the most uncomfortable outcome for the millions following along is if the meaning machine fails and the shooting doesn’t provide any greater resolution.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ficus tree roots can lift and split concrete walkways, potentially impeding pedestrian movement.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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If the bill somehow does not pass before a midnight deadline, the government will shut down, putting federal employees on unpaid furlough and potentially impeding the function of numerous government departments and programs just before Christmas.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Read More: The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself Things might feel a little awkward during those early sessions, and that's normal, says Grant.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fentanyl abuse isn't the only opioid that can cause the awkward body reaction, Ciccarone said.James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Good palliative care can ensure that patients avoid unpleasant breathlessness, pain, nausea, and other symptoms.Mark Taubert, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, however, many people described unpleasant feelings associated with December.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The manual entry of damage to structures like bridges used to be very expensive and time-consuming, a complex process made even more difficult by the fact that data entry and analysis are performed by both the agency’s own staff and external companies.Stephanie Glenk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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Kaitlyn Hall, 25, and James Hamilton, 26, are each charged with two counts of obstructing justice.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking drugs, laundering money, obstructing justice, carjacking, kidnapping and murdering two women.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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