embarrassing
adjective
[ ɪmˈbarəsɪŋ ]
• causing embarrassment.
• "an embarrassing muddle"
Similar:
shaming,
shameful,
humiliating,
mortifying,
demeaning,
degrading,
ignominious,
upsetting,
disconcerting,
discomfiting,
discomposing,
confusing,
flustering,
agitating,
discountenancing,
distressing,
discreditable,
dishonouring,
disgraceful,
blush-making,
cringey,
awkward,
uncomfortable,
difficult,
tricky,
delicate,
sensitive,
problematic,
troublesome,
thorny,
knotty,
vexatious,
ticklish,
compromising,
sticky,
dicey,
hairy,
cringeworthy,
cringe-making,
dodgy,
embarrass
verb
• cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
• "she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene"
Similar:
shame,
humiliate,
make ashamed,
demean,
abash,
mortify,
horrify,
appal,
crush,
make uncomfortable,
make awkward,
make self-conscious,
make uneasy,
upset,
disconcert,
discomfit,
discompose,
confuse,
fluster,
agitate,
nonplus,
discountenance,
distress,
chagrin,
discredit,
dishonour,
show up,
faze,
rattle,
discombobulate,
own,
• hamper or impede (a person or action).
• "the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy"
Origin:
early 17th century (in embarrass (sense 2 of the verb)): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter’).
