embarrassant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- awkward adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
- cringeworthy adj That causes or may cause one to cringe with disgust, embarrassment (often vicarious embarrassment), etc.; awkward, disgusting, embarrassing.
- embarrassing adjective Causing feelings of shame or awkward self-consciousness.
Senses
embarrassant is used for these senses in English:
- awkward Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- cringeworthy (colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.
- embarrassing Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
awkward — full definition
- adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
- adj Clumsy or lacking skill in movement or use of the hands.
- adj Difficult to deal with or handle.