embarrassment
Example Sentences
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Sam Underhill has urged his England team-mates to "trust each other and the coaches" as they look to avoid yet more Six Nations embarrassment against Italy.
From Barron's
“I think it’s an embarrassment to their families — you wanna know the truth — the two of them.”
From Salon
"I think it's an embarrassment to their families if you want to know the truth, the two of them."
From Barron's
The arrest is a major embarrassment for the monarchy, and the only way to get past it is for the truth to come out.
He has become an embarrassment to a university athletic department that prides itself on winning with class.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.