embarrassing error
Frequency: 5.82.1 per million words
a mistake that makes you feel awkward or ashamed
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Examples (10)
- He made an embarrassing error during his presentation to the board.
- The embarrassing error on the front page cost the newspaper credibility.
- She tried to cover up the embarrassing error in her calculations.
- The politician's embarrassing error became headline news overnight.
- What an embarrassing error to make in front of so many people!
- The teacher's embarrassing error left the whole class giggling.
- An embarrassing error in the wedding invitation listed the wrong date.
- The chef's embarrassing error resulted in salt instead of sugar in the dessert.
- She still cringes when she remembers that embarrassing error from last year.
- The company quickly apologized for the embarrassing error in their advertisement.