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Adjective Causing embarrassment humiliating discomfiting disconcerting upsetting distressing mortifying shameful shaming awkward uncomfortable compromising flustering confusing degrading delicate demeaning sensitive tricky agitating discomposing discountenancing disturbing ignominious touchy troublesome barro blush-making cringe-making cringeworthy cringey discreditable disgraceful dishonoringUS dishonouringUK toe-curling bewildering disagreeable discommoding discommodious distracting equivocal exasperating excruciating impossible incommodious inconvenient inopportune perplexing puzzling rattling troubling trying uneasy unpropitious unseemly worrisome “Is the topic potentially embarrassing or uncomfortable?” Adjective Causing embarrassment difficult dicey knotty problematic sticky thorny ticklish vexatious dodgy hairy Verb Present participle for to throw into a state of self-conscious distress mortifying disconcerting shaming abashing discomfiting flustering humiliating discountenancing nonplussing chagrining distressing fazing confusing demeaning discomposing rattling upsetting agitating appalling crushing horrifying confounding discombobulating discrediting dishonoringUS dishonouringUK making ashamed making awkward making self-conscious making uncomfortable making uneasy owning showing up annoying bewildering bothering bugging distracting disturbing dumbfounding irking perturbing plaguing puzzling stunning teasing throwing hanging up letting down catching one short giving a bad time giving a hard time making a monkey of putting in a hole putting in a spot putting on the spot throwing into a tizzy putting out of countenance “He is always embarrassing me in public.” Verb Present participle for to create difficulty for the work or activity of clogging cramping encumbering fettering hampering handcuffing handicapping hindering hobbling hog-tying impeding inhibiting manacling obstructing shackling short-circuiting stymieing trammelling trammeling holding back holding up interfering with tying up “… a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization.” Verb Present participle for to make complex or difficult complexing complexifying complicating entangling perplexing sophisticating “… claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state.” Find more words! 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Sentences with the word embarrassing What is the meaning of the word embarrassing? Words that rhyme with embarrassing What is the plural of embarrassing? What is the adjective for embarrassing? What is the adverb for embarrassing? What is the noun for embarrassing? What is another word for embarrass? Translations for embarrassing Use our Synonym Finder Watch and Learn Nearby Words embarrassingly embarrassing problem embarrassings embarrassing situation embarrassing yourself embarrassment embarrasses yourself embarrasses embarrassed yourself embarrassedly embarrassed embarrass 12-letter Words Starting With e em emb emba embar embarr embarra embarras embarrass embarrassi embarrassin