What is another word for discomfited ?

Feeling ruffled or upset

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

had their heads messed with

made to scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

bricking oneself

having butterflies in the stomach

all of a lather

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

on pins and needles

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

agonized^US

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

asea

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Adjective

with one's tail between one's legs

Embarrassed because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

in sackcloth and ashes

degraded

abased

cheap

cheapened

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

not know where to put yourself

shown-up

ill at ease

caught with egg on your face

with egg on one's face

wishing the earth would swallow one up

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Adjective

like a cat on a hot tin roof

Feeling anxiety or worry

like a fish out of water

spooky

like a cat on hot bricks

in a state of agitation

having butterflies in the stomach

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

waiting for the axe to fall

shaking in one's shoes

terrorized^US

having a funny feeling

terrorised^UK

like one doesn't belong

at the end of your tether

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Adjective

Insecure with oneself

like a fish out of water

lacking social skills

laboured^UK

labored^US

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Adjective

Sad or displeased because of unfulfilled hopes or expectations

baulked^UK

balked^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

gray^US

grey^UK

ill-humored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

brought down to earth

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

humorless^US

humourless^UK

given to looking on the black side

wintry^US

wintery^UK

at the end of your tether

unfavorable^US

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

ailing

nostalgic

beside oneself with grief

racked with suffering

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Verb

put someone off their stroke

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stride

setted someone back on their heels

agonized^US

hurt somebody's feelings

put the wind up

agonised^UK

let down

terrorized^US

caused someone to lose their composure

caused to be at a stand

nagged at

terrorised^UK

made someone scratch their head

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

stopped someone in their tracks

pulled the rug out from under

upset the applecart

picked on

pulled the rug from under

tyrannized^US

paralysed^UK

balked^US

paralyzed^US

tyrannised^UK

pushed the buttons of

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

turned on the heat

filled with consternation

baulked^UK

took your breath away

blown away

taken your breath away

put someone's nose out of joint

got

sweat

scared the bejesus out of

antagonized^US

put the fear of God into

antagonised^UK

scared the living daylights out of

got down

made one's hair stand on end

scandalized^US

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

scandalised^UK

chilled to the marrow

scared away

scared someone out of their wits

made one's blood run cold

made someone jump out of their skin

knocked out

knocked the stuffing out of

cast a gloom upon

hit like ton of bricks

made sad

hit for six

put your back up

set someone's teeth on edge

frightened the living daylights out of

labored^US

laboured^UK

monopolized^US

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

shattered

pressed down on

convulsed

gotten on one's nerves

galvanized^US

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

galvanised^UK

monopolised^UK

given someone the heebie-jeebies

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

made one's flesh creep

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

snubbed

spellbound

scared someone half to death

rubbed up the wrong way

aroused pity

unzipped

made gloomy

tugged at your heartstrings

scared the pants off of

caused someone distress

harshed someone's mellow

tugged at the heart

raised someone's eyebrows

setted someone thinking

messed with one's head

snowed under

made someone jump out of his skin

brought tears to your eyes

deflated

swept someone off their feet

trodden on someone's toes

given offence

gave offence

trod on someone's toes

broken down

threw a curveball

thrown a curveball

shaken out of your complacency

shook out of your complacency

gave someone the blues

beaten down

broken someone's heart

broke someone's heart

borne down

given someone the blues

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

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“For his part, he was coolness and dignity personified and rejected the chance to discomfit his opponent still further by insulting him.”

Verb

put a spoke in someone's wheel

Past tense for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulked^UK

balked^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

cooked someone's goose

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw monkey wrench in

took wind out of

rendered null and void

tied up

thrown monkey wrench in

took wind out of sails

beaten down

taken wind out of sails

bounden

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

gotten in the way

gave a hard time

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

got in the way of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

brought to screeching halt

brought to a standstill

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

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“The gang coordinated their efforts to cover each other's tails and to discomfit the detectives' attempts to close in on them.”

Verb

put someone off their stroke

Past tense for to annoy or irritate

put into a flap

threw into a tizz

thrown into a tizz

caused someone to lose their composure

put someone's nose out of joint

antagonized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

ticked off

antagonised^UK

pestered

got in your hair

made somebody's hackles rise

gotten on your nerves

ruffled one's feathers

exacerbated

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

mithered

gnawed

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

rubbed the wrong way

sent into a rage

rattled someone's cage

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

driven round the bend

driven to distraction

gotten on one's nerves

disgusted

chagrined

disgruntled

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

breathed down someone's neck

trolled

set off

tried the patience of

kept after

put pressure on

madded

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

given someone the pip

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

pushed someon's buttons

gone on at

setted one's teeth on edge

went on at

made you see red

harped on at

sticked in one's craw

made somebody's blood boil

brought pressure to bear on

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

drove you to distraction

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

drove out of mind

driven out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

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made someone eat humble pie

Past tense for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

made someone eat crow

took the wind out of your sails

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

taken the wind out of your sails

settled someone's hash

put someone in their place

had the last laugh on

forced to eat humble pie

showed in a bad light

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

brought into disrepute

dragged through the mud

dragged through the mire

scandalized^US

libeled^US

libelled^UK

scandalised^UK

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

blackened the name of

done a hatchet job on

made someone feel ashamed

got one's comeuppance

gotten one's comeuppance

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