Embarrassing ordeal Synonyms

Definitions for Embarrassing


  • (adjective) causing embarrassment
  • (adjective) causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
  • (adjective) hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

Definitions for Ordeal


  • (noun) a test of faith , patience , or strength
  • (noun) a severe or trying experience
  • (noun) a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control ; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence