Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
embarrassingly-bad
adjective
/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli bæd/
Definition
Causing a feeling of shame or awkwardness due to a high degree of incompetence or failure.
Examples
- His performance in the play was embarrassingly-bad, leaving the audience cringing.
- She made an embarrassingly-bad mistake on her presentation that shocked everyone.
- The movie received embarrassingly-bad reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Meaning
The term ’embarrassingly-bad’ describes something that is so poor or inadequate that it induces embarrassment or discomfort.
Synonyms
- shamefully poor
- ridiculously bad
- terribly inadequate
