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Term: Embarrasing

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Causing shame or discomfort

Definition: Something that makes you feel embarrassed or self-conscious.

Example Sentence: His embarrassing mistake in front of the whole class left him flushed with embarrassment.

Sense 2: Causing someone to feel awkward or uncomfortable

Definition: Something that puts someone in an awkward or uncomfortable situation.

Example Sentence: It was an embarrassing moment when her stomach growled loudly during the silent meditation session.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To cause someone to feel ashamed or self-conscious

Definition: To make someone feel embarrassed or self-conscious.

Example Sentence: His sister's prank embarrassed him in front of his friends.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A state of embarrassment

Definition: The feeling of being embarrassed or self-conscious.

Example Sentence: She couldn't hide her embarrassment when her parents showed her embarrassing baby pictures to her friends.