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   Em·bar·rass·ing

   /əmˈberəsiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing embarrassment: "an embarrassing muddle" Similar shamingshamefulhumiliatingmortifyingdemeaningdegradingignominiousupsettingdisconcertingdiscomfitingdiscomposingconfusingflusteringagitatingdiscountenancingdistressingdiscreditabledishonoringdisgracefulinformal:blush-makingcringeyawkwarduncomfortabledifficulttrickydelicatesensitiveproblematictroublesomethornyknottyvexatiousticklishcompromisinghumiliatinginformal:stickydiceyhairycringeworthycringe-makingcringeydodgy

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