The meaning of EMBARRASSING is causing a feeling of self-conscious confusion and distress : causing embarrassment. How to use embarrassing in a sentence.

[ + to infinitive ] It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie. My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.

Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me. Men find it embarrassing to be honest.

Definition of embarrassing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

to (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease: [no object] She embarrasses so easily. [~ + object] The child's crying embarrassed her parents. abash: His bad table manners …

I'm embarrassed (to admit) that I've never actually read the book. It was one of my most embarrassing moments. He was embarrassingly unprepared for the job interview.

Oct 3, 2025 · embarrassing (comparative more embarrassing, superlative most embarrassing) Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. …

embarrassing, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle mean to distress by confusing or confounding. embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action. discomfit implies a …