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em·bar·rass

(ĕm-băr′əs)

tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es

1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.

2. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede: "an ambitious raid meant to embarrass his supply line by burning the bridges" (William Marvel).

3. Archaic To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties: The company was embarrassed and had to mortgage its properties.

[French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-¹) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).]

em·bar′rassed·ly adv.

em·bar′rass·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze
These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the disclosure of the error; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections.

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embarrassing

(ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ)

adj

causing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting

emˈbarrassingly adv

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Adj.	1.	embarrassing - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" unenviable, sticky, awkward difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	2.	embarrassing - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" mortifying unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

embarrassing

adjective humiliating, upsetting, compromising, shaming, distressing, delicate, uncomfortable, awkward, tricky, sensitive, troublesome, shameful, disconcerting, touchy, mortifying, discomfiting, toe-curling (slang), cringe-making (Brit. informal), cringeworthy (Brit. informal) It was an embarrassing situation for all of us.

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Translations

مُحْرِج مُرْبِك

trapný

flovpinligvanskelig

peinlich unangenehm blamabel

ντροπιαστικός

embarazoso violento bochornoso

nolostuttava

gênant embarrassant embarrassante embarassant gênante

neugodan

zavarba hozó

vandræîalegur

imbarazzante spiacevole

当惑させるような

무안케 하는

neprijeten

genantgenerandepinsam

น่าอับอาย

nahoşutandırıcı

đáng xấu hổ

令人为难的令人尴尬的

embarrassing

[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] ADJ [experience, situation] → embarazoso, violento; [question, mistake] → embarazoso; [performance] → penoso
that was an embarrassing moment for me → pasé muchísima vergüenza → fue un momento muy embarazoso
he finds it embarrassing to talk about himself → le da vergüenza hablar de sí mismo → le resulta violento hablar de sí mismo → le da corte hablar de sí mismo (Sp)
he has put the government in an embarrassing position (= awkward) → ha puesto al gobierno en una situación embarazosa or comprometida
he tries to dance like a teenager - it's embarrassing to watch → intenta bailar como un quinceañero - da vergüenza ajena verlo

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embarrassing

[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] adj [situation, event, defeat, question, position] → gênant(e), embarrassant(e)
It was so embarrassing → C'était tellement gênant.
to be embarrassing to sb → embarrasser qn

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embarrassing

adj → peinlich; generosity etc → beschämend

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embarrassing

[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] adj → imbarazzante

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embarrass

(imˈbӕrəs) verb

1. to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious. She was embarrassed by his praise.

2. to involve in (especially financial) difficulties. embarrassed by debts.

emˈbarrassment noun

emˈbarrassed adjective

He was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class.

emˈbarrassing adjective

an embarrassing question.

embarrassing

→ مُحْرِج trapný flov peinlich ντροπιαστικός embarazoso nolostuttava gênant neugodan imbarazzante 当惑させるような 무안케 하는 gênant pinlig kłopotliwy embaraçoso смущающий generande น่าอับอาย nahoş đáng xấu hổ 令人尴尬的

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