Embarrassing vs Abhorrent - What's the difference?
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Causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.
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, chapter=20 (archaic) Inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.
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Contrary to; discordant.
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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Detestable or repugnant.
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As adjectives the difference between embarrassing and abhorrent
is that embarrassing is causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness while abhorrent is inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.As a verb embarrassing
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun embarrassing
is the action of the verb to embarrass.embarrassing
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(en adjective)citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.}}