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Meaning of Embarrassing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ

Definitions

The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.

uncountable, usually

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العربية الإحراج

Bosanski ego gaz

Čeština trapný

Dansk flov pinlig

Deutsch bemühend beschämend blamabel peinlich unangenehm

Ελληνικά ντροπιαστικός

Español abochornante bochornoso embarazoso sonrojante vergonzoso

Eesti piinlik

Suomi kiusallinen nolaaminen nolaus nolo

Français embarrassant Gênant

हिन्दी लज्जाजनक

Hrvatski ego gaz

Magyar ciki égő gaz gazos kínos

Bahasa Indonesia memalukan

Íslenska vandræðalegur

Italiano imbarazzante

日本語恥ずかしい

Kurdî çikî ego gaz

Latina difficilis humilians

Nederlands genant

Polski krępujący żenujący

Português constrangedor embaraçoso

Română jenant

Русский затруднительный смущающий

Српски ego gaz

Svenska genant pinsam

Українська утруднений

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Embarrassing | Babel Free

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