embarrassing+situation

  • 1embarrassing situation — index imbroglio, plight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2embarrassing — [[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

  • 3embarrassing — 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

  • 4situation*/*/*/ — [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

  • 5embarrassing*/ — [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] adj making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid an embarrassing situation[/ex] embarrassingly adv …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 6embarrassing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ My mother s presence made the situation even more embarrassing …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7situation — 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

  • 8embarrassing */ — 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

  • 9embarrassing — 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

  • 10situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national …

    Collocations dictionary