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adjective

Definition of flusteringnext
as in embarrassing
causing embarrassment a flustering situation that left us all silent

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verb

present participle of fluster
as in confusing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress was flustered when her parents dragged out her baby pictures for her new boyfriend

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  1. embarrassing
  2. awkward
  3. uncomfortable
  4. disconcerting
  5. unpleasant
  6. difficult
Adjective
  • But the result was an embarrassing 30-7 home loss in which Baker Mayfield mocked the entire Giants organization by doing DeVito’s touchdown symbol aggressively toward the crowd.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That included Sunday’s embarrassing home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first game this season in which the Chargers looked over matched.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of embarrassing
Adjective
  • Fentanyl abuse isn't the only opioid that can cause the awkward body reaction, Ciccarone said.
    James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Read More: The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself Things might feel a little awkward during those early sessions, and that's normal, says Grant.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of awkward
Adjective
  • Even our most uncomfortable emotions need to be voiced, says Lisa Marie Bobby, psychologist and founder of Growing Self Counseling & Coaching in Denver.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The complaint also details multiple scenes — including a birth scene — where Lively allegedly felt uncomfortable.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncomfortable
Verb
  • Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of disconcerting
Adjective
  • Good palliative care can ensure that patients avoid unpleasant breathlessness, pain, nausea, and other symptoms.
    Mark Taubert, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • At the same time, however, many people described unpleasant feelings associated with December.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Recovering from identity is a lot more difficult than just changing your credit card number.
    Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of difficult
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