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embarrassing

The correct spelling is embarrassing.

How to pronounce embarrassing

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

Say it like: Emb-arr-ass-ing

The correct spelling is embarrassing. To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash For example: "The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him."

Usage Examples

The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.

The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.

A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
  2. 2.To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
  3. 3.To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

noun

  1. 1.The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.

adjective

  1. 1.Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

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