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embarrassing

/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/ sustantivo B1

En español: avergonzamiento, bochorno

  1. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment. (uncountable)

Plural embarrassings

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Château-Renaud and Beauchamp looked at each other; the impression was the same on both of them, and the tone in which Morcerf had just expressed his thanks was so determined that the position would have become embarrassing for all if the conversation had continued.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 917 · C1
Noirtier, had so much astonished everyone, that the position of Madame de Villefort, left alone with the notary and the witnesses, became every moment more embarrassing.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 790 · C1
“Are we not going?” said he, after this embarrassing silence.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 916 · C1
To him, throwing something away because it had stopped working was not merely wasteful but faintly embarrassing, an admission that you had given up without a fight.
The Lost Art of Repair, p. 1 · C2

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