embarrassing question

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

A question that makes someone feel ashamed or awkward.

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Examples (10)

  • She was asked an embarrassing question about her past relationships.
  • The reporter posed an embarrassing question to the politician.
  • He tried to avoid answering the embarrassing question during the interview.
  • It was an embarrassing question, and I didn't know how to respond.
  • The child asked an embarrassing question that made everyone uncomfortable.
  • No one wanted to ask the embarrassing question about the budget deficit.
  • She felt her cheeks flush when confronted with the embarrassing question.
  • His directness sometimes leads to asking embarrassing questions.
  • The interviewer apologized for asking such an embarrassing question.
  • Having to answer an embarrassing question publicly was her worst nightmare.