embarrassing

embarrassing is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Embarrass. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Embarrass
2. adjective. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

   "an awkward pause followed his remark"

   Synonyms: awkward, sticky, unenviable

3. adjective. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

   "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"

   "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

   Synonyms: mortifying

Synonyms

awkward, sticky, unenviable, mortifying

Common word forms

embarrass, embarrassingly

Words from these letters

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