Thesaurus / embarrassing
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Its latest election-focused security move follows an embarrassing account hack incident in July which saw scores of verified users’ accounts accessed and used to tweet out a cryptocurrency scam.
TWITTER TIGHTENS ACCOUNT SECURITY FOR POLITICAL CANDIDATES AHEAD OF US ELECTIONNATASHA LOMASSEPTEMBER 17, 2020TECHCRUNCHCritics believe the elections were postponed because the pro-Beijing government fears an embarrassing groundswell of support for pro-democracy councillors.
HONG KONG’S CITYWIDE COVID-19 TESTING HAS BECOME A BAROMETER OF PUBLIC TRUSTEAMONBARRETTSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNEThat it was just embarrassing on the world stage for the Soviet Union.
HOW THE SUPERMARKET HELPED AMERICA WIN THE COLD WAR (EP. 386 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAUGUST 6, 2020FREAKONOMICS“I can see her point of view now, but to a pre-teen it was embarrassing,” said Richmond.
SCHOOL LEADERS CAN’T SUSPEND THE DISCIPLINE DISCUSSION ANY LONGERWILL HUNTSBERRYJULY 16, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe subject is made more embarrassing because of its—er, rather personal nature.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXTo be either too much, or too little dressed at such times is embarrassing.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYThe follies of youth have a basis in sound reason, just as much as the embarrassing questions put by babes and sucklings.
THE POCKET R.L.S.ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONA faintly embarrassing situation this, even for an ancestor of the elusive Pimpernel.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 147, NOVEMBER 4, 1914VARIOUSDont tease me, she said, so quietly that an embarrassing silence fell between them.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSONThere was an embarrassing moment as Tom and Bob seated themselves on the log, while the crew stood awkwardly by.
THE RIVAL CAMPERSRUEL PERLEY SMITHWORDS RELATED TO EMBARRASSING
- abhorrent
- abusive
- annoying
- biting
- cutting
- detestable
- disagreeable
- discourteous
- distasteful
- dreadful
- embarrassing
- evil
- foul
- ghastly
- grisly
- gross
- hideous
- horrible
- horrid
- impertinent
- insolent
- invidious
- irritating
- nauseating
- objectionable
- obnoxious
- odious
- off-color
- offending
- opprobrious
- outrageous
- repellent
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- rude
- shocking
- stinking
- terrible
- uncivil
- unmannerly
- aggravating
- agitating
- alarming
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- creepy
- depressing
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- dismaying
- disquieting
- disruptive
- distressful
- distressing
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- frightening
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- intrusive
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- ominous
- onerous
- painful
- perplexing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- troublous
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- unsettling
- upsetting
- vexing
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
- base
- carnal
- contemptible
- corrupt
- dastardly
- debauched
- degrading
- diabolical
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- drunken
- embarrassing
- flagrant
- heinous
- humiliating
- ignominious
- immodest
- immoral
- impure
- indecent
- infamous
- intemperate
- lewd
- low
- mean
- mortifying
- notorious
- obscene
- opprobrious
- outrageous
- profligate
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- ribald
- scandalous
- shaming
- shocking
- sinful
- unbecoming
- unclean
- unworthy
- vile
- villainous
- vulgar
- wicked
- aggravating
- agitating
- alarming
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- creepy
- depressing
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- dismaying
- disquieting
- disruptive
- distressful
- distressing
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- frightening
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- intrusive
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- ominous
- onerous
- painful
- perplexing
- perturbing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- unsettling
- upsetting
- vexing
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
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