- awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
Antonym: easy (indirect, via difficult)
- embarrassing, mortifying - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
Antonym: pleasant (indirect, via unpleasant)
- embarrass, abash - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
--1 is one way to upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun embarrassment3
The performance is likely to embarrass Sue
Sam cannot embarrass Sue
- obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
--2 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something