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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.
     εξευτελιστικός

From 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/
  الإحراج

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ 
  nepříjemný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/ 
  trapný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  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, embarrassed
  

From 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, embarrassed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/
  hindernd
   see: embarrass, embarrassed, embarrasses, embarrassed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/
  peinlich wirkend, peinlich, blamabel, beschämend 
        "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.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  embarrassing /ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋ/
  1. zavaró
  2. kínos

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  embarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ 
    kłopotliwy, krępujący

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  embarrassing //ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ// //ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ// 
  genant, pinsam
  causing embarrassment

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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, worrying
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.令人为难的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 令人困窘的

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