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embarrassing

im-BA-ruh-sing/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

3 meanings of embarrassing

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Making someone feel ashamed or uncomfortable in front of other people.

    Like wishing you could disappear when everyone is looking at you.

    The video of him tripping on stage was really embarrassing.

    She made an embarrassing mistake while reading the announcement aloud.

    Similarhumiliating, mortifying, awkward, shameful, uncomfortable

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of embarrass. Use this form for something happening now or after words like 'is' and 'was'.

    You are embarrassing me in front of all my friends.

    Please stop embarrassing your little sister at the party.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The act of making someone feel ashamed or uncomfortable.

    Like the act of making someone go red in the face on purpose.

    The endless embarrassing of new recruits went much too far.

    His whole strategy seemed to be the public embarrassing of anyone who disagreed.

    Similarhumiliation, shaming

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embarrassing is a form of embarrass

embarrass, verb: To make someone feel ashamed or uncomfortable in front of other people. Full entry

Forms
embarrassembarrasses he/she/itembarrassing -ing formembarrassed past tense, past participle
Spelling
embarrass → embarrassing: add -ing

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Origin

Made from the word "embarrass" plus "-ing".