What does 'embarrassing variety' mean?

[Rebecca]

Can you show me what does 'embarrassing variety' mean and give me some particular situations?
Thanks in advance!

[Yankee]

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I'd describe the phrase 'embarrassing variety' to mean 'too many of something, and those many things are so varied that it causes (or ought to cause) embarrassment'.

- There was an embarrassing variety of errors in the English test.

- The doctors offered an embarrassing variety of medical opinions before the correct diagnosis was finally made.
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[Torsten]

an embarrassing not 'a embarrassing'

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[Yankee]

Thanks for pointing out the typo, Torsten. I've repaired it.
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