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Feeling or showing embarrassment

Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment

Insecure with oneself

Feeling anxiety or worry

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

Having a reddish skin tone, suggestive of good health of negative emotions

Reluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment or humiliation

Unable to express oneself clearly or fluently

Implicated in an affair or issue

Socially awkward in nature

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

Past tense for to bring or cause shame or humiliation to

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

Past tense for to make something more complex

Past tense for to disturb the composure of

Past tense for to make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to

Past tense for to insult, tease, make fun of or badger

Past tense for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

Past tense for to appear or turn red or pink in color

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Adjective

Feeling or showing embarrassment

discountenanced

put out of countenance

caught with egg on your face

not know where to put yourself

wishing the earth would swallow one up

with egg on one's face

with one's tail between one's legs

conscience-stricken

in sackcloth and ashes

hot and bothered

made to eat humble pie

blush to think of

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“I was embarrassed when my mother started babying me in front of my friends.”

Adjective

Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment

tarred and feathered

discountenanced

discombobulated

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“I felt embarrassed when I realized how badly my bodily odors had offended her on that fateful day.”

Adjective

Insecure with oneself

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

like a fish out of water

discombobulated

lacking social skills

undemonstrative

free from vanity

hiding your light under a bushel

self-deprecating

on pins and needles

easily embarrassed

uncommunicative

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

not self-assured

uncompanionable

mum^UK

mom^US

lacking assurance

lacking in confidence

keeping a low profile

approval-seeking

unconversational

wouldn't say boo to a goose

at a loss for words

putting on airs

self-restrained

socially inhibited

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Adjective

Feeling anxiety or worry

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

on pins and needles

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

discombobulated

a bundle of nerves

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

in a cold sweat

bundle of nerves

hot and bothered

all of a doodah

having butterflies in the stomach

discountenanced

bricking oneself

feeling anxious

hot under the collar

out of one's element

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

all of a flutter

sweating bullets

tossing and turning

on the defensive

shaking in one's shoes

biting one's nails

tied up in knots

like one doesn't belong

having stage fright

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

at sixes and sevens

waiting for the axe to fall

with bated breath

beside yourself

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

out of your depth

down in the dumps

heavy with grief

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

sick as a parrot

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

emotionally defeated

down in the mouth

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Adjective

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

discountenancing

dishonouring^UK

causing discomfort

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Adjective

Having a reddish skin tone, suggestive of good health of negative emotions

healthy-looking

high-colored^US

high-coloured^UK

flesh-colored^US

flesh-coloured^UK

red-complexioned

youthful-looking

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Adjective

Reluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment or humiliation

Adjective

Unable to express oneself clearly or fluently

uncommunicative

mum^UK

mom^US

at a loss for words

bereft of speech

unable to speak

unable to get a word out

not forthcoming

unable to express oneself

unconversational

undemonstrative

incommunicative

non-communicative

uncompanionable

self-restrained

playing your cards close to your chest

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

emotionally distant

unwilling to mix with other people

wouldn't say boo to a goose

socially inhibited

self-sufficient

zipping one's lips

buttoning one's lip

in the background

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Adjective

Implicated in an affair or issue

Adjective

Socially awkward in nature

Verb

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

discountenanced

threw off balance

put out of countenance

put someone off their stride

put someone off their stroke

discombobulated

setted someone back on their heels

made uncomfortable

thrown off balance

rattled one's cage

caught off balance

made self-conscious

made someone scratch their head

upset the applecart

caused to be at a stand

put on the spot

made a monkey of

caught one short

stopped someone in their tracks

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

threw into a tizzy

gave a hard time

gave a bad time

thrown into a tizzy

given a bad time

given a hard time

taken by surprise

took by surprise

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

put the wind up

hurt somebody's feelings

made one's blood run cold

scared to death

made one's hair stand on end

made teeth chatter

put the fear of God into

got the wind up

chilled to the bone

scared the bejesus out of

caused anxiety to

scared the living daylights out of

given someone grief

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

struck terror into

stricken terror into

gave someone grief

caused problems

caused illness to

made one's flesh creep

chilled to the marrow

thrown into a fright

caused discomfort to

scared the pants off

knocked for six

made someone jump out of their skin

preyed on your mind

rocked the boat

filled with fear

knocked sideways

aroused anxiety in

caused anguish to

got on your wick

threw into a fright

pulled the rug out from under

scared someone out of their wits

scared the pants off of

had an adverse effect on

rubbed the wrong way

made it tough for

filled with consternation

made someone jump out of his skin

occupied thoughts

sent over the edge

frozen your blood

caused suffering to

scared someone half to death

scared the daylights out of

froze your blood

pulled the rug from under

threw into a panic

thrown into a panic

done a number on

did a number on

gotten worked up

went against the grain

gone against the grain

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

threw into a blue funk

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

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“You just thought it would be rather an amusing game to stay here and embarrass me with your questions.”

Verb

Past tense for to bring or cause shame or humiliation to

discountenanced

cut down to size

made someone eat crow

took down a peg

taken down a peg

caused to lose face

made someone eat humble pie

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

caused to feel small

put someone in their place

reflected badly on

brought into disrepute

dragged through the mud

brought shame on

spread scandal about

dragged through the mire

brought discredit to

put in a bad light

brought shame upon

tarred and feathered

given a black eye

gave a black eye

brought shame to

ripped up and down

settled someone's hash

run smear campaign

given a bad name to

gave a bad name to

put out of countenance

blackened the name of

had the last laugh on

brought dishonour to

cut to the quick

shown in a bad light

showed in a bad light

ran smear campaign

gave a bad name

given a bad name

done a number on

did a hatchet job on

did a number on

done a hatchet job on

made uncomfortable

got the better of

made someone feel ashamed

brought down a peg

forced to eat humble pie

made a fool out of

made one feel small

gotten the better of

taken the wind out of your sails

made a monkey of

popped one's balloon

took the wind out of your sails

made a monkey out of

got one's comeuppance

gotten one's comeuppance

taken to pieces

showed in bad light

shown in bad light

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“Anyhow, I don't embarrass you nearly as much as you embarrass me with your drinking and gambling away all our money.”

Verb

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

interfered with

short-circuited

cramped one's style

gotten in the way

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

put the kibosh on

put at a disadvantage

stood in the way of

put on back burner

put straitjacket on

put out of commission

dragged your feet

got in the way of

gotten in the way of

gave a hard time

given a hard time

setted limits on

imposed limits on

placed at a disadvantage

stemmed the flow of

prevented from making progress

tied one's hands

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

gave the run around

given the run around

gave disadvantage

given disadvantage

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

nipped in the bud

defended against

put the stopper on

put a damper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

circumnavigated

steered clear of

brought to an end

cracked down on

played for time

brought to a standstill

brought to screeching halt

poured cold water on

headed off at pass

provided against

put the damper on

beat someone to the draw

put on the back burner

beat someone to the punch

put the brakes on

beat someone to it

put in cold storage

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

destabilized^US

destabilised^UK

dragged through the mud

employed delaying tactics

made impossible

queered the pitch of

clipped one's wings

poked full of holes

kept under control

strangled at birth

tied someone's hands

threw cold water on

thrown cold water on

kept from happening

kicked the can down the road

played havoc with

beaten someone to the draw

acted in advance of

beaten someone to it

stood in the way

closed one's doors to

held in abeyance

kept within the limits of

resisted attack

brought to a stop

pulled the plug on

brought to a halt

rained on someone's parade

stole a march on

brought to naught

rendered ineffective

got bogged down

kept at arm's length

laid on the table

clamped down on

brought to a close

stolen a march on

beaten someone to the punch

gotten ahead of

taken wind out of

took wind out of

got the better of

gotten the better of

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

given rain check

gave rain check

blown a hole in

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

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“By so doing, you only get an additional name in your moral vocabulary, with a crowd of figurative events which can do nothing else than embarrass your progress.”

Verb

Past tense for to make something more complex

“They will take advantage of every kind of hook and crook to embarrass the situation.”

Verb

Past tense for to disturb the composure of

discombobulated

discountenanced

threw off balance

thrown off balance

threw into a tizz

thrown into a tizz

put into a flap

sent into a spin

put the wind up

put someone off their stroke

knocked for six

knocked sideways

filled with consternation

made uncomfortable

setted someone back on their heels

knocked the stuffing out of

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

hurt somebody's feelings

rocked the boat

got on your wick

given someone grief

gave someone grief

gave a hard time

given a hard time

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Verb

Past tense for to make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

rubbed up the wrong way

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

made someone see red

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

gave someone grief

given someone grief

got your back up

gotten your back up

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

put your back up

gave a hard time

given a hard time

got in your hair

gave a bad time

given a bad time

put someone's nose out of joint

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

discountenanced

gave offence to

given offence to

trodden on someone's toes

trod on someone's toes

made your blood boil

made somebody's hackles rise

got your dander up

ruffled one's feathers

got on your wick

tried your patience

upset the applecart

rattled someone's cage

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

sent into a rage

rubbed the wrong way

hit where one lives

tried the patience of

raised your hackles

put a strain on

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

got someone's wick

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

sticked in one's craw

setted one's teeth on edge

made you see red

made somebody's blood boil

made severe demands on

made demands on

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

drove you crazy

driven you crazy

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

drove you to distraction

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

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Verb

Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to

Verb

Past tense for to insult, tease, make fun of or badger

Verb

Past tense for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

Verb

Past tense for to appear or turn red or pink in color

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