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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

  1. adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
  2. adj Clumsy or lacking skill in movement or use of the hands.
  3. adj Difficult to deal with or handle.

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