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Embarrassing vs Heckling - What's the difference?

embarrassing | heckling |

As verbs the difference between embarrassing and heckling

is that embarrassing is while heckling is .

As a noun embarrassing

is the action of the verb to embarrass .

As an adjective embarrassing

is causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.

embarrassing

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to embarrass .
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=20 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * awkward

    Derived terms

    * embarrassingly

    heckling

    English

    Verb

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