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Synonyms for embarrassing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : em-bar-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbær əs

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Définition of embarrassing

Origin :
  • 1670s, "perplex, throw into doubt," from French embarrasser (16c.), literally "to block," from embarras "obstacle," from Italian imbarrazzo, from imbarrare "to bar," from in- "into, upon" (see in- (2)) + Vulgar Latin *barra "bar."
  • Meaning "hamper, hinder" is from 1680s. Meaning "make (someone) feel awkward" first recorded 1828. Original sense preserved in embarras de richesse (1751), from French (1726): the condition of having more wealth than one knows what to do with. Related: Embarrassed; embarrassing; embarrassingly.
  • adj humiliating, shaming
Example sentences :
  • His situation was one of the most difficult and embarrassing which can be conceived of.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The pleasure and honour seemed to be painful and embarrassing to both.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But what an embarrassing job it is to get acquainted with one's father.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • And fancy how embarrassing had you continued in the office for which you were engaged.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • An embarrassing accident also favored us with the use of salt.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Even a hint might lead to embarrassing questions and he had promised Dunn.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The very idea of relation or comparison was embarrassing to them.
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • And if he saw it, questions would be asked, embarrassing questions.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • After his departure there was a most embarrassing interval of silence.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The situation of our regiment was extremely critical and embarrassing.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier

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