/ ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
1.
making you feel shy, awkward or ashamed :
an embarrassing mistake / question / situation
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
2.
causing sb to look stupid, dishonest, etc. :
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
► em·bar·rass·ing·ly adverb :
The play was embarrassingly bad.