embarrassing A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ UK /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #2700 Meanings 1 adj Making someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable. Tripping on stage was an embarrassing moment for him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making someone feel... awkwardshamefulmortifying Appears in Phrases (1) See all embarrassing incident an event that causes someone to feel awkward or ashamed Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, embarrass + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # embarrassing **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 2700 ## Meanings 1. Making someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable. ## Examples - Tripping on stage was an embarrassing moment for him. ## Etymology By surface analysis, embarrass + -ing. ## AI Etymology Embarrassing is analyzable on the surface as embarrass + -ing. In current use, the main sense is “Making someone feel awkward, ashamed, or uncomfortable”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown