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• v  cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
• v  hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
• s  hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
  awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
• s  causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
  the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles

• It was one of the Justice Department's most embarrassing legal setbacks since 911.
• If you're not superspy material, don't worry: the Aquada comes with special sensors that keep it from accidentally transforming itself at embarrassing momentssay, when you're .
• Baedeker calls Paddington "uninteresting," but a lot of people sniping at the Church of England have recently made London's northwest district the most embarrassingly lively.

• embarrass
• abash
• obstruct
• blockade
• block
• hinder
• stymie
• stymy
• awkward
• sticky
• unenviable
• mortifying

News & Articles

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• Joan Rivers: 15 Tributes From Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman and More
  From embarrassing phone calls to raucous Passover seders, stars recall their most riotous moments with the outrageous comedienne. read more        
  June 12, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter
• Packers go back to school to learn how to defend the read-option
  It was one of the more embarrassing defeats in the long history of the Green Bay Packers organization. When the Pack matched up against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the 2012 playoffs, and 49ers quarterback Colin … Continue reading ?
  June 11, 2013 - Shutdown Corner via Yahoo! Sports
• Isco slams UEFA treatment of Malaga
  The 21-year-old has accused European football's governing body of "embarrassing" double-standards after the Liga side's ban from continental competition was upheld.
  June 11, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• David Letterman in ABC News
  My response to that [allegation] is, 'Yes I have.' Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would,Letterman said.
• Henry Paulson in ABC News
  I share the outrage that people have,Paulson said. "It's embarrassing to look at this. I think it's embarrassing to the United States of America. There is a lot of blame to go around."
• Ron Washington in USA Today
  I made a grave mistake,said Washington, who offered his resignation last July. "I brought shame to my family. I hurt a lot of people. I hurt myself. If I could take it back, I would. It's embarrassing. But I'm not going to hide. I'm going...