embarrassing

/ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ/

/ɛmˈbærəsɪŋ/

Use the adjective embarrassing to describe something that is shameful or humiliating. You probably have a few embarrassing stories that you'd rather not remember, but your siblings are always happy to bring them up at holidays.

It's really embarrassing how many people misspell embarrassing. The word has two r's and two s's but you might forget and leave one of them out. Imagine how embarrassing it would be if you were winning the third grade spelling bee and got the word embarrassing wrong. You know everyone would be talking about it. How embarrassing!

Definitions of embarrassing

1. adjective

   causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
   synonyms: mortifying

   unpleasant

   disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
2. adjective

   hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   synonyms: awkward, sticky, unenviable

   difficult, hard

   not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure