- making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed
- an embarrassing moment/situation
- an embarrassing mistake/gaffe
- an embarrassing question
- embarrassing for somebody I didn't want to risk making the rest of the evening painfully embarrassing for both of us.
- embarrassing to do something His terrible acting is just embarrassing to watch.
- embarrassing (for somebody) (to do something) It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
- embarrassing doing something It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.
- It was acutely embarrassing for us all.
- My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.
- a deeply embarrassing moment
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
- causing somebody to look stupid, dishonest, etc.
- This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.
- to be potentially/politically embarrassing
- embarrassing to somebody The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
- embarrassing for somebody Such action by a NATO ally would be extremely embarrassing for the United States.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
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