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# embarrassing

adjective (embarrassing, more embarrassing, most embarrassing); also the -ing form of «embarrass»

«embarrassing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Embarrassing describes something that makes you feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of other people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life embarrassing moments include falling over, forgetting lines in a play, or a parent telling baby stories. In PSHE we learn that embarrassing things happen to everyone and are soon forgotten, and that sharing embarrassing photos of others online is unkind and can be bullying. Phrases: «how embarrassing!», «an embarrassing moment», «embarrassing for someone».

### Examples

- It was embarrassing when I slipped in the lunch hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x1)
- How embarrassing — I wore odd socks! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x2)
- Mum told an embarrassing story about me as a baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x3)
- Don't share embarrassing photos of friends online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x4)
- My most embarrassing moment was forgetting my lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x5)
- It's embarrassing to sing in front of the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x6)
- That was embarrassing for the whole team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x7)
- Forgetting someone's name can be embarrassing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x8)
- The king's offer was naturally rather embarrassing to the Princess Badoura. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: double r, double s: em-ba-rr-a-ss-ing. «Embarrassing» describes the thing; «embarrassed» describes the person: «The joke was embarrassing; I was embarrassed.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «embarrassing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embarrassing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embarrassing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embarrassing.html) on Mova free.