embarrassingly
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Definition
Adverb In a manner that causes embarrassment, awkwardness, or self-consciousness. It describes an action or quality that is so pronounced or evident that it makes others or oneself feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
Usage
The adverb "embarrassingly" is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate that the action or quality it describes is a source of embarrassment. It often precedes the word it modifies.
Examples
- The team played embarrassingly badly in the championship game.
- He was embarrassingly late to his own wedding.
- She realized she had embarrassingly mispronounced the CEO's name during her presentation.
- The movie's special effects look embarrassingly outdated now.
Advanced Usage
- "embarrassingly + adjective": This is a very common construction where the adverb intensifies an adjective that describes an awkward or shameful state.
- The instructions were embarrassingly simple for a university-level course.
- His wealth is embarrassingly obvious from his collection of luxury cars.
- "embarrassingly enough": A phrase used to introduce a statement that the speaker finds awkward to admit.
- Embarrassingly enough, I still don't know how to change a tire.
Variants and Related Words
- Embarrass (verb): To cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- His loud comment embarrassed his friend.
- Embarrassed (adjective): Feeling or showing embarrassment.
- She had an embarrassed smile on her face.
- Embarrassing (adjective): Causing embarrassment.
- It was an embarrassing mistake.
- Embarrassment (noun): A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness; or a person or thing causing this feeling.
- He was a source of embarrassment to his family.
Synonyms
- Awkwardly
- Shamefully
- Cringingly
- Humiliatingly
- Painfully (in the sense of causing discomfort, e.g., )
Antonyms
- Impressively
- Admirably
- Gracefully
Adverb
- causing embarrassment
- the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing