embarrassing situation
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embarrassing — [[t]ɪmbæ̱rəsɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me... Men find it embarrassing to be honest. Syn: uncomfortable, awkward Derived words: embarrassingly ADV… … English dictionary
embarrassing — em|bar|ras|sing [ımˈbærəsıŋ] adj making you feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable ▪ She asked a lot of embarrassing questions . ▪ an embarrassing situation embarrassing for ▪ This incident is deeply embarrassing for the government.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
situation*/*/*/ — [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] the set of conditions that exist at a particular time in a particular place The country is facing a very difficult economic situation.[/ex] I found myself in an embarrassing situation.[/ex] What prospects are there for a … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
embarrassing*/ — [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] adj making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid an embarrassing situation[/ex] embarrassingly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
embarrassing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ My mother s presence made the situation even more embarrassing … Collocations dictionary
situation — n. 1) to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation 2) to accept a situation 3) an awkward; crisis, emergency; critical; delicate; desperate; embarrassing; explosive; fluid; hopeless, no win (colloq.); intolerable; life and death; stable; tricky;… … Combinatory dictionary
embarrassing */ — UK [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] / US [ɪmˈberəsɪŋ] adjective 1) a) making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid The situation was most embarrassing. I wish he wouldn t ask such embarrassing questions. b) used for describing something that is very bad This… … English dictionary
embarrassing — em|bar|rass|ing [ ım berəsıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid: The situation was most embarrassing. I wish he wouldn t ask such embarrassing questions. a ) used for describing something that is very bad: This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national … Collocations dictionary
awkward situation — embarrassing situation, situation which makes one feel uncomfortable … English contemporary dictionary