Collocations for embarrassing - adj.
VERBS
be,
prove,
sound
become, get
make sth
My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.
become, get
make sth
My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.
find sb/sth
I found the whole evening deeply embarrassing.
I found the whole evening deeply embarrassing.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
acutely (esp. BrE), deeply, excruciatingly, highly, particularly, terribly, toe-curlingly (BrE)
a deeply embarrassing moment
acutely (esp. BrE), deeply, excruciatingly, highly, particularly, terribly, toe-curlingly (BrE)
a deeply embarrassing moment
increasingly
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
potentially
politically
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
potentially
politically
PREPOSITION
for
It was acutely embarrassing for us all.
It was acutely embarrassing for us all.
to
This latest incident could be embarrassing to the government.
This latest incident could be embarrassing to the government.
Embarrassing is used with these nouns:
defeat, error, incident, memory, mistake, moment, muddle, position, question, revelation, silence, situation, snub, subject, U-turn
defeat, error, incident, memory, mistake, moment, muddle, position, question, revelation, silence, situation, snub, subject, U-turn