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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\ ([e^]m*b[a^]r"ras), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed ([e^]m*b[a^]r"rast); p. pr. & vb. n. Embarrassing.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara[,c]ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra bar. See Bar.] 1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to make (a person) unpleasantly self-conscious; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: abash, discompose, disconcert, discomfit, chagrin. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements. Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle; disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand. We are perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion. A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
embarrassing \embarrassing\ adj. 1. hard to deal with; as, greeted with an embarrassing silence. Syn: awkward, disconcerting, off-putting, sticky, tight, unenviable. [WordNet 1.5] 2. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation. Syn: mortifying, shame-making. [WordNet 1.5]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embarrassing.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg. embara?ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra bar. See Bar.] 1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator. 2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed. 3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements. Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle; disconcert; abash; distress. -- To Embarrass, Puzzle, Perplex. We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand. We are perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion. A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
embarrassing adj 1: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: awkward, sticky, unenviable] 2: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" [syn: mortifying]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing Αγγλικά a. εξευτελιστικόςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing a. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. n. The action of the verb '''to embarrass'''; embarrassment. vb. (present participle of en embarrass nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing a. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. n. The action of the verb '''to embarrass'''; embarrassment. vb. (present participle of en embarrass nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing a. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. n. The action of the verb '''to embarrass'''; embarrassment. vb. (present participle of en embarrass nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing a. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. n. The action of the verb '''to embarrass'''; embarrassment. vb. (present participle of en embarrass nocat=1)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing Englanti a. kiusallinen, nolo, nolostuttava Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm e mbarrass ing)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
embarrassing Engelska a. (avledning en embarrass ordform=prespart); generande, skamlig, skämmig, pinsam Engelska vb. (böjning en verb embarrass)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ الإحراجFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nepříjemný
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]trapný
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ behindernd, beeinträchtigend, hemmend Synonyms: hampering, hindering, impeding see: hamper, hinder, impede, embarrass sb./sth., hampered, hindered, impeded, embarrassed, hampers, hinders, impedes, embarrasses, hampered, hindered, impeded, embarrassedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ beschämend, in Verlegenheit bringend, verlegen machend see: embarrass sb., embarrassed, embarrasses, embarrassedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ hindernd see: embarrass, embarrassed, embarrasses, embarrassedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ peinlich wirkend, peinlich, blamabel, beschämendFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]"This MP is so embarrassing!" - Dieser Abgeordnete ist peinlich! "It is embarrassing for a team of this stature to go home without a victory." - Für eine Mannschaft dieses Formats ist es blamabel, ohne Sieg nach Hause zu fahren.
embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ 1. zavaró 2. kínosFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
embarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]kłopotliwy, krępujący
embarrassing //ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ// //ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]genant, pinsam causing embarrassment
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ/
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "embarrassing": awkward, baffling, bewildering, bothering, chastening, confounding, confusing, crushing, discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, distracting, distressing, disturbing, enigmatic, humbling, humiliating, humiliative, intricate, mortifying, mysterious, mystifying, perplexing, perturbing, problematic, puzzling, shameful, shaming, touchy, uncomfortable, upsetting, worryingFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a.令人为难的From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 令人困窘的