Embarrassing
adjective
Something causing discomfort or shyness because it might make you or others look bad or silly.
Spilling coffee on your shirt during a presentation can be embarrassing.
Often appears as...
- embarrassing situation
- embarrassing mistake
adjective
Difficult to deal with, especially because it might cause problems or delays.
His constant lateness is becoming an embarrassing problem.
Often appears as...
- embarrassing problem
- embarrassing issue
adjective
Something causing discomfort or shyness because it might make you or others look bad or silly.
Spilling coffee on your shirt during a presentation can be embarrassing.
Often appears as...
- embarrassing situation
- embarrassing mistake
adjective
Difficult to deal with, especially because it might cause problems or delays.
His constant lateness is becoming an embarrassing problem.
Often appears as...
- embarrassing problem
- embarrassing issue
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Embarrassing situations often happen in social settings where someone's behavior or mistakes are noticed by others.
He found it embarrassing when his voice cracked loudly in the quiet library.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'embarrassing' conveys a feeling of discomfort and awkwardness that can affect self-esteem.
Forgetting someone's name can be an embarrassing encounter.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
Embarrassing moments often involve worry about how others view us, such as in performances or speeches.
Missing the goal in a penalty kick was embarrassing for the soccer player.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Embarrassing situations often happen in social settings where someone's behavior or mistakes are noticed by others.
He found it embarrassing when his voice cracked loudly in the quiet library.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'embarrassing' conveys a feeling of discomfort and awkwardness that can affect self-esteem.
Forgetting someone's name can be an embarrassing encounter.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
Embarrassing moments often involve worry about how others view us, such as in performances or speeches.
Missing the goal in a penalty kick was embarrassing for the soccer player.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Embarrassing situations often happen in social settings where someone's behavior or mistakes are noticed by others.
He found it embarrassing when his voice cracked loudly in the quiet library.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
The word 'embarrassing' conveys a feeling of discomfort and awkwardness that can affect self-esteem.
Forgetting someone's name can be an embarrassing encounter.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
Embarrassing moments often involve worry about how others view us, such as in performances or speeches.
Missing the goal in a penalty kick was embarrassing for the soccer player.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
the monitor with the story is don't practice so much that you throw your arm i should have just got up and just said okay i haven't thrown it i haven't thrown a baseball in so many years let me just throw it it was it was a little embarrassing but it was actually kind of funny uh deborah
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The surprising habits of...
They were afraid of embarrassing themselves, of looking stupid. But guess what? Originals have lots and lots of bad ideas, tons of them, in fact. Take the guy who invented this. Do you care that he came up with a talking doll so creepy that it scared not only kids but adults, too?
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
so help us understand how it is you've built this incredible um following on twitter yourself when i mean some of the people who love you the most look at some of what you tweet and they they they think it's somewhere between um embarrassing and crazy some of it's
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How to create a great...
thing you want is an embarrassing naming fail like this brand of toilet paper from sweden finally a few words about alphabet the parent company of google and now one of the world's most valuable companies much has been said and written about the the
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What causes dandruff,...
and boost anti-inflammatory ones, they could develop new treatments. Scientists are also investigating if there’s any benefit to our relationship with Malassezia. They hypothesize that dandruff, which can be uncomfortable and embarrassing for us,
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Let's talk about sex -...
because it's a myth. You don't talk to kids about that stuff. It's just so embarrassing. And, hey, maybe that's OK. We've been outsourcing the facts of life for decades. We spend billions of dollars on it.
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Why Brexit happened --...
and about societies around the world. It highlights in ways that we seem embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are. The vote split along lines of age, education, class and geography.
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Why humans run the world...
about my body, about my brain, that makes me so superior to a dog or a pig, or a chimpanzee. But the truth is that, on the individual level, I'm embarrassingly similar to a chimpanzee.
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The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing.
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10 TOP Natural History...
big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks oh very embarrassing mission accomplished
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
the monitor with the story is don't practice so much that you throw your arm i should have just got up and just said okay i haven't thrown it i haven't thrown a baseball in so many years let me just throw it it was it was a little embarrassing but it was actually kind of funny uh deborah
Video examples
The surprising habits of...
They were afraid of embarrassing themselves, of looking stupid. But guess what? Originals have lots and lots of bad ideas, tons of them, in fact. Take the guy who invented this. Do you care that he came up with a talking doll so creepy that it scared not only kids but adults, too?
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
so help us understand how it is you've built this incredible um following on twitter yourself when i mean some of the people who love you the most look at some of what you tweet and they they they think it's somewhere between um embarrassing and crazy some of it's
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How to create a great...
thing you want is an embarrassing naming fail like this brand of toilet paper from sweden finally a few words about alphabet the parent company of google and now one of the world's most valuable companies much has been said and written about the the
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What causes dandruff,...
and boost anti-inflammatory ones, they could develop new treatments. Scientists are also investigating if there’s any benefit to our relationship with Malassezia. They hypothesize that dandruff, which can be uncomfortable and embarrassing for us,
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Let's talk about sex -...
because it's a myth. You don't talk to kids about that stuff. It's just so embarrassing. And, hey, maybe that's OK. We've been outsourcing the facts of life for decades. We spend billions of dollars on it.
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Why Brexit happened --...
and about societies around the world. It highlights in ways that we seem embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are. The vote split along lines of age, education, class and geography.
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Why humans run the world...
about my body, about my brain, that makes me so superior to a dog or a pig, or a chimpanzee. But the truth is that, on the individual level, I'm embarrassingly similar to a chimpanzee.
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The science of stage...
Palms sweaty, heart racing, stomach in knots. You can't cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to breathe, but it'd be so embarrassing.
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10 TOP Natural History...
big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks oh very embarrassing mission accomplished
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Jason Alexander
American Actor
The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't tend to hold very well - once cameras are on it; it's not like it's terrible or embarrassing or bad anything, but, I, as an actor, would perform a role differently for an audience than I would for just cameras.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
One girl was helped from my appearance on the show, and I swore I would not keep quiet again. When you talk about things that are embarrassing or devastating, obviously you can help people when you do.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.
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Sevyn Streeter
American Musician
Writing for yourself is like exposing your diary. It can be a little embarrassing at times, but if it helps somebody get through the day just by hearing a song, it's well worth it.
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Roger Allam
English Actor
Try not to worry about embarrassing yourself. That's a lifetime's task.
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Bruce Nauman
American Sculptor
I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.
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Hugh Grant
English Actor
Basically, my life is so boring, it's embarrassing.
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Joshua Malina
American Actor
I delight in embarrassing somebody else.
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Jason Alexander
American Actor
The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't tend to hold very well - once cameras are on it; it's not like it's terrible or embarrassing or bad anything, but, I, as an actor, would perform a role differently for an audience than I would for just cameras.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
One girl was helped from my appearance on the show, and I swore I would not keep quiet again. When you talk about things that are embarrassing or devastating, obviously you can help people when you do.
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Michael Jordan
American Basketball Player
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.
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Sevyn Streeter
American Musician
Writing for yourself is like exposing your diary. It can be a little embarrassing at times, but if it helps somebody get through the day just by hearing a song, it's well worth it.
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Roger Allam
English Actor
Try not to worry about embarrassing yourself. That's a lifetime's task.
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Bruce Nauman
American Sculptor
I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.
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Hugh Grant
English Actor
Basically, my life is so boring, it's embarrassing.
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Joshua Malina
American Actor
I delight in embarrassing somebody else.
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