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Embarrassing vs Unenviable - What's the difference?

embarrassing | unenviable | Related terms |

Embarrassing is a related term of unenviable.


As adjectives the difference between embarrassing and unenviable

is that embarrassing is causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness while unenviable is difficult]], undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be [[envy|envied.

As a verb embarrassing

is .

As a noun embarrassing

is the action of the verb to embarrass .

embarrassing

English

Verb

(head)

    • 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

    unenviable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult]], undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be [[envy, envied.
  • : was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or reveal his true identity and go back to prison.

    • Derived terms

    * unenviability * unenviableness * unenviably

    Antonyms

    * enviable