English

Verb

embarrassing

1. present participle of embarrass

Noun

embarrassing ‎(plural embarrassings)

1. The action of the verb to embarrass.

Adjective

embarrassing ‎(comparative more embarrassing, superlative most embarrassing)

1. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess:

     The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.

Synonyms

• awkward
• shameful

Derived terms

• embarrassingly

Translations