| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abashing | causing embarrassment or self-consciousness |
| 2. | abasing | lowering dignity or self-respect |
| 3. | absurd | wildly unreasonable or laughable |
| 4. | amateurish | awkwardly unskilled or crude |
| 5. | appalling | very bad and awkwardly shocking |
| 6. | awkward | causing discomfort or self-consciousness |
| 7. | belittling | making someone feel small |
| 8. | blush-inducing | causing someone to blush |
| 9. | blushworthy | likely to make someone blush |
| 10. | boorish | rough and socially insensitive |
| 11. | botched | badly done in an awkward way |
| 12. | campy | deliberately exaggerated and awkward |
| 13. | cheesy | cheap and awkwardly sentimental |
| 14. | coarse | rough and socially improper |
| 15. | compromising | likely to cause embarrassment |
| 16. | contrived | artificial and awkwardly planned |
| 17. | corny | trite in an awkward way |
| 18. | crass | grossly insensitive or awkward |
| 19. | cringeworthy | causing strong secondhand embarrassment |
| 20. | degrading | causing loss of dignity |
| 21. | demeaning | making someone feel less respected |
| 22. | discomfiting | making someone feel uneasy |
| 23. | disconcerting | causing confusion and discomfort |
| 24. | discreditable | deserving blame or shame |
| 25. | disgraceful | causing shame or loss of respect |
| 26. | dishonorable | bringing shame or disgrace |
| 27. | disreputable | causing low regard or shame |
| 28. | egregious | remarkably bad or awkward |
| 29. | embarrassed-making | causing someone embarrassment |
| 30. | excruciating | intensely painful or awkward |
| 31. | face-threatening | likely to cause social shame |
| 32. | flagrant | obviously offensive or improper |
| 33. | flashy | too showy and awkward |
| 34. | foolish | looking silly or unwise |
| 35. | forced | unnatural and awkwardly obvious |
| 36. | gauche | socially awkward and tactless |
| 37. | gaudy | tastelessly showy and awkward |
| 38. | graceless | lacking ease or elegance |
| 39. | gross | obviously offensive or awkward |
| 40. | ham-fisted | clumsy and awkwardly insensitive |
| 41. | hammy | overacted in an awkward way |
| 42. | hard to watch | painfully awkward to witness |
| 43. | hokey | corny and awkwardly fake |
| 44. | humbling | reducing pride in an awkward way |
| 45. | humiliating | making someone feel ashamed |
| 46. | immodest | showing too little modesty |
| 47. | improper | not suitable or socially acceptable |
| 48. | inappropriate | not suitable for the situation |
| 49. | indecorous | socially improper or undignified |
| 50. | indelicate | lacking social sensitivity |
| 51. | indiscreet | showing poor social judgment |
| 52. | indiscreetly revealing | revealing too much socially |
| 53. | inelegant | lacking grace or polish |
| 54. | jarring | causing awkward surprise or discomfort |
| 55. | laughable | so bad it invites laughter |
| 56. | lurid | sensational in an awkward way |
| 57. | maladroit | inept and socially awkward |
| 58. | mawkish | sickly sentimental and awkward |
| 59. | misguided | wrongly directed and awkward |
| 60. | misjudged | handled with poor judgment |
| 61. | mortifying | extremely embarrassing or shameful |
| 62. | mortifyingly bad | so bad it humiliates |
| 63. | objectionable | likely to cause offense |
| 64. | off-color | slightly improper or risqué |
| 65. | offensive | causing hurt or social discomfort |
| 66. | ostentatious | showy in an awkward way |
| 67. | outrageous | shockingly improper or excessive |
| 68. | overblown | too elaborate and awkward |
| 69. | overdone | excessive and awkwardly obvious |
| 70. | overwrought | excessively emotional and awkward |
| 71. | painful | hard to endure from awkwardness |
| 72. | pathetic | pitiful in an awkward way |
| 73. | pitiful | deserving pity and discomfort |
| 74. | regrettable | unfortunate and awkward |
| 75. | ridiculous | deserving mockery or laughter |
| 76. | risible | provoking laughter or ridicule |
| 77. | risque | slightly shocking sexually |
| 78. | sappy | overly sentimental and awkward |
| 79. | schmaltzy | overly sentimental and awkward |
| 80. | shameful | causing shame or disgrace |
| 81. | silly | showing foolish awkwardness |
| 82. | sorry | poor or humiliating in quality |
| 83. | stiff | rigid and socially awkward |
| 84. | stilted | unnaturally stiff and awkward |
| 85. | strained | forced and awkward |
| 86. | tactless | lacking sensitivity; socially awkward |
| 87. | tasteless | showing poor social judgment |
| 88. | toe-curling | extremely awkward or cringe-inducing |
| 89. | too personal | uncomfortably private or direct |
| 90. | too revealing | showing more than appropriate |
| 91. | uncomfortable | causing unease or self-consciousness |
| 92. | uncouth | lacking polish or manners |
| 93. | undignified | lacking dignity; causing shame |
| 94. | unfortunate | causing awkward regret or shame |
| 95. | unnatural | not natural; awkward |
| 96. | unpolished | rough and socially awkward |
| 97. | unseemly | improper in an awkward way |
| 98. | vulgar | lacking refinement; awkwardly coarse |
| 99. | wince-inducing | causing pained awkward reaction |
| 100. | wooden | stiff and awkward in manner |
