embarrassing
/ (ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ) /
causing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting
Derived forms of embarrassing
- embarrassingly, adverb
Words Nearby embarrassing
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How to use embarrassing in a sentence
Its latest election-focused security move follows an embarrassing account hack incident in July which saw scores of verified users’ accounts accessed and used to tweet out a cryptocurrency scam.
Twitter tightens account security for political candidates ahead of US election | Natasha Lomas | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchCritics believe the elections were postponed because the pro-Beijing government fears an embarrassing groundswell of support for pro-democracy councillors.
Hong Kong’s citywide COVID-19 testing has become a barometer of public trust | eamonbarrett | September 9, 2020 | FortuneThat it was just embarrassing on the world stage for the Soviet Union.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 6, 2020 | Freakonomics“I can see her point of view now, but to a pre-teen it was embarrassing,” said Richmond.
School Leaders Can’t Suspend the Discipline Discussion Any Longer | Will Huntsberry | July 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe crowds booed and jeered as the embarrassing scene played out in front of them.
Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!
Would You Pay $100 For a 50 Cent Bulge? Men’s Undies Get Expensive | James Joiner | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd with that great hope and excitement comes crippling, embarrassing disappointment.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut until voters demand it, politicians will continue to ignore an embarrassing system.
Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday? | Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLots of people find embarrassing record collections mildewing in their attics.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance | The Daily Beast | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe subject is made more embarrassing because of its—er, rather personal nature.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxTo be either too much, or too little dressed at such times is embarrassing.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe follies of youth have a basis in sound reason, just as much as the embarrassing questions put by babes and sucklings.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis StevensonA faintly embarrassing situation this, even for an ancestor of the elusive Pimpernel.
Dont tease me, she said, so quietly that an embarrassing silence fell between them.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
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