Definition of "embarrassing" in Englisch

verb

1. present participle and gerund of embarrass

noun

1. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.

   • May 11, 1715, Robert Wodrow, letter to Mrs Wodrow It seemed, at first, to be agreed, that the King should be addressed by the Assembly; but the time of presenting, because of the present embarrassings of affairs, to be left to the Commission.

adjective

1. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.