embarrassing

/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/
noun 1adj 1

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove, sound | become, get

make sth

His loud jokes during the meeting made the whole thing embarrassing for everyone.

find sb/sth

My sister found it embarrassing when her friends saw her old baby photos.

ADV

acutely, bloody

My face turned red when I tripped acutely embarrassing myself in front of the entire class.

deeply, excruciatingly, extremely, highly, intensely, really, seriously, terribly, very

It was terribly embarrassing when I called my teacher "mom" in front of the whole class.

increasingly | almost | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | potentially | politically, socially

PREP

for

Forgetting my friend's name at the party was really embarrassing for me.

to

It would be embarrassing to arrive at the party wearing the same dress as my friend.

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