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Causing One To Feel Awkward Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EMBARRASSING which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EMBARRASSING

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199%12Exact Match!
241%12Causing someone to feel ashamed or awkward
336%10Causing someone to feel awkward or self-conscious

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "EMBARRASSING" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
  • • Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
  • verb
  • • To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
  • • To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
  • • To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
  • noun
  • • The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.
  • adjective
  • • Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "It was embarrassing when i tripped and fell in front of everyone."
  • • "The teacher caught me cheating, and it was embarrassing to admit my mistake."

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The Guardian Quick28 Mar 2001 Across 17
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