different between embarrassing vs uncivil

embarrassing

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, NYC) IPA(key): /?m?bæ??s??/
  • (General American, Marymarrymerry merger) IPA(key): /?m?b???s??/
  • Hyphenation: em?bar?rass?ing

Verb

embarrassing

  1. present participle of embarrass

Noun

embarrassing (usually uncountable, plural embarrassings)

  1. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.
    • May 11, 1715, Robert Wodrow, letter to Mrs Wodrow
      It seemed, at first, to be agreed, that the King should be addressed by the Assembly; but the time of presenting, because of the present embarrassings of affairs, to be left to the Commission.

Adjective

embarrassing (comparative more embarrassing, superlative most embarrassing)

  1. Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

Synonyms

  • awkward
  • shameful

Derived terms

  • embarrassingly

Translations

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uncivil

English

Etymology

un- +? civil

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?v?l

Adjective

uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)

  1. Not civilized
    Synonyms: savage, barbarous, uncivilized
  2. Not civil; discourteous; impolite
    uncivil behavior
    • 2007, The Times, 24 Dec 2007:
      John Terry and Frank Lampard would not have reacted as the Nigerian did to the (admittedly X-rated) challenge that led to the Liverpool forward being sent off in last week’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea. All very dangerous, all very uncivil.
    • 2008, New York Times, 4 Feb 2008:
      But since you probably weren’t there, and be thankful for that, here is a quick primer on local, uncivil civics so that you might appreciate the recent political clamor in this part of eastern Tennessee.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:impolite

See also

  • incivil

References

  • uncivil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • uncivil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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