as in uncomfortable
causing embarrassment
an embarrassing failure of memory inauspiciously marked my first appearance as an actor
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as in confusing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism
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as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization
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as in complicating
to make complex or difficult
claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state
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Recent Examples of embarrassing
Justin L. MacK, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
According to sources close to the company, this move was intended to allow time to determine whether a capital injection might be needed and how best to manage the embarrassing situation.
—Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Alabama dropped six spots to No. 13 after an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma, while fellow SEC power Ole Miss dropped 5 slots to No. 14 after its own stunning loss to Florida.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Fickell happened to say that Saturday after another embarrassing performance by his Wisconsin team in a 44-25 loss to Nebraska.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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State of play: Putting more pressure on Purdue is that fact their biggest rival — and the team that handed them their most embarrassing loss of the season in the final game — pulled off a miraculous zero-hero comeback in Bloomington with a first-year head coach.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
According to sources close to the company, this move was intended to allow time to determine whether a capital injection might be needed and how best to manage the embarrassing situation.
—Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
Alabama dropped six spots to No. 13 after an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma, while fellow SEC power Ole Miss dropped 5 slots to No. 14 after its own stunning loss to Florida.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Fickell happened to say that Saturday after another embarrassing performance by his Wisconsin team in a 44-25 loss to Nebraska.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
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Those numbers might have been a tad uncomfortable to handle, and the markets didn’t want to take inflation hot to go.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trading either man may be the sort of franchise-altering decision that some are uncomfortable executing.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Old equipment and years of mergers and acquisitions are likely impeding the ability of telecommunications providers to toss Beijing out of their networks.Sam Sabin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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For individuals who are unable to pay the fines, alternative punishments could include impeding passport renewal, vehicle registration, obtaining country exit permits, or the ability to acquire or renew driver's licenses.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Read More: The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself Things might feel a little awkward during those early sessions, and that's normal, says Grant.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fentanyl abuse isn't the only opioid that can cause the awkward body reaction, Ciccarone said.James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But extracting data from a phone can be extremely difficult, depending on the model of the phone and the operating system.Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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The day of his funeral was an incredibly difficult one for his grieving widow Barbara, their four adult children, including Kordisch Tucker, and his grandchildren.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Bateman posted bond but was arrested again, accused of obstructing justice in a federal investigation.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The earlier felony counts include possession of methamphetamine, possession of narcotic drugs and bail jumping and misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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