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Embarrassing

Ih-MBEH-ruh-sihng

/ɪˈmbɛrʌsɪŋ/

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Syllable breakdown

embarrassing

Dictionary meaning

Hard to deal with.

Examples

  • The embarrassing moment occurred after they had stripped down to their under garments.

Synonyms: sticky

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