A striking defeat that's embarrassing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A striking defeat that's embarrassing . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABASHING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABASHING A striking defeat that's embarrassing (8)
83% ABASHED Embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
83% ABASH Embarrass (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
79% BESTED Defeated (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
79% LOSS Defeat (4) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
79% LICK Defeat (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
76% GAFFE Embarrassing error (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
76% BLUSH Show embarrassment (5) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
76% ASHAMED Acutely embarrassed (7) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
76% LOSETO Be defeated by (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 20, 2025
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