| awkward(adjective, difficult, heavy, uneasy, tricky) |
| shameful(adjective, awkward, uneasy, disgraceful, dishonorable) |
| uncomfortable(adjective, awkward, uneasy, tricky, problematic) |
| sticky(adjective, difficult, awkward, uneasy, tricky) |
| touchy(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, inopportune) |
| mortifying(verb, adjective, awkward, shameful, uneasy) |
| humiliating(verb, adjective, awkward, shameful, uneasy) |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, difficult) |
| shaming(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, disgraceful) |
| cringeworthy |
| disconcerting(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) |
| disturbing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe) |
| perplexing(noun, adjective, hard, severe, difficulty) |
| annoying(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, sorrow, negative) |
| bewildering(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) |
| delicate(adjective, difficulty, difficult, awkward, uneasy) |
| discomfiting(noun, verb, adjective, confusion, uncertainty) |
| disgraceful(adjective, shameful, dishonorable, reprehensible, humiliating) |
| distressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward) |
| humbling(verb, adjective, humbling, mortifying, chastening) |