embarrassing
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
Related & opposite
- nuisance value derivation
- difficult similar to
Sense 2 adjective
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
Related & opposite
- unpleasant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nuisance value |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | difficult |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpleasant |