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embarrassing

ɪm'bɛrʌsɪŋ

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adjective
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
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"the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"

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mortifying unpleasant
adjective
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
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"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

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awkward sticky unenviable difficult hard

Examples of embarrassing

"the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"