EMBARRASSING


Meaning of EMBARRASSING in English

em ‧ bar ‧ ras ‧ sing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ embarrassed , ↑ embarrassing ; verb : ↑ embarrass ; noun : ↑ embarrassment ; adverb : ↑ embarrassingly ]

making you feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable:

She asked a lot of embarrassing questions.

an embarrassing situation

embarrassing for

This incident is deeply embarrassing for the government.

—embarrassingly adverb :

an embarrassingly poor performance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.