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What is another word for
embarrassed
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Adjective
Feeling or showing embarrassment
Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment
Insecure with oneself
Feeling anxiety or worry
Having a reddish skin tone, suggestive of good health of negative emotions
Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience
So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
Having a dejected or guilty appearance
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
Verb
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 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 blush, make rosy
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Adjective
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Feeling or showing embarrassment
ashamed
uncomfortable
abashed
awkward
humiliated
shamed
humbled
sheepish
blushing
flustered
shamefaced
shy
demeaned
discomfited
disconcerted
discountenanced
thrown
uneasy
unsettled
discomposed
chastened
discredited
dishonored
US
dishonoured
UK
nervous
self-conscious
red-faced
ill at ease
put out of countenance
shown-up
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
mortified
disgraced
degraded
chagrined
debased
guilty
hangdog
humble
distressed
shown up
cheap
contrite
sorry
remorseful
regretful
rueful
crestfallen
repentant
penitent
upset
conscience-stricken
guilt-ridden
compunctious
with one's tail between one's legs
in sackcloth and ashes
in disgrace
abased
cheapened
stigmatized
US
stigmatised
UK
put to shame
bashful
prudish
put down
meek
stuttering
distraught
reserved
restrained
muddled
stammering
made to eat humble pie
apologetic
blush to think of
insignificant
diminished
chastised
castigated
small
stupid
disparaged
tarred and feathered
shunned
foolish
crushed
whipped
reviled
disdained
derided
scorned
low
deflated
mocked
inferior
condemned
fallen
belittled
more ❯
“I was
embarrassed
when my mother started babying me in front of my friends.”
Adjective
▲
Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment
mortified
chagrined
horrified
upset
agitated
appalled
crushed
distressed
nonplussed
confused
“I felt
embarrassed
when I realized how badly my bodily odors had offended her on that fateful day.”
Adjective
▲
Insecure with oneself
self-conscious
shy
uneasy
timid
bashful
retiring
awkward
nervous
sheepish
uncomfortable
diffident
anxious
insecure
edgy
modest
tense
strained
timorous
shrinking
stiff
shamefaced
inhibited
discomfited
uncertain
unnatural
gauche
stilted
unsure
blushing
artificial
mannered
affected
ill at ease
aw-shucks
ill-at-ease
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
like a fish out of water
reserved
introverted
withdrawn
coy
reticent
abashed
apprehensive
demure
unassertive
unconfident
ashamed
constrained
meek
hesitant
humble
quiet
fearful
recessive
reluctant
wary
self-effacing
troubled
unassuming
unrelaxed
uptight
backward
unpresuming
mousy
unassured
guarded
soft-spoken
unobtrusive
mim
chary
cold
tongue-tied
blushful
difficult
fraught
repressed
restless
unsettled
discomposed
undemonstrative
mild
withdrawing
nice
docile
media-shy
apologetic
suspicious
forced
reclusive
introvert
cautious
standoffish
unresponsive
rabbity
antsy
jittery
nervy
perturbed
bothered
unpoised
distrustful
self-doubting
wooden
humiliated
hung up
passionless
discomforted
unquiet
disquieted
labored
US
laboured
UK
respectful
flushed
unpretentious
contrived
on edge
lacking social skills
reddening
unostentatious
flushing
turning red
red-faced
distant
cool
controlled
stand-offish
aloof
discreet
temperate
courteous
unboastful
down-to-earth
free from vanity
hiding your light under a bushel
self-deprecating
silent
overmodest
faint-hearted
verecund
doubting
recoiling
easily embarrassed
restrained
unforthcoming
uncommunicative
secretive
taciturn
unsociable
offish
close
close-mouthed
private
passive
unapproachable
prim
lowly
skittish
fainthearted
fearsome
remote
tremulous
eremitic
solitary
uncompanionable
gentle
icy
self-contained
peaceful
collected
lacking confidence
detached
submissive
unfriendly
mousey
scary
laconic
dumb
closemouthed
frigid
retired
formal
misanthropic
conventional
sedate
serene
composed
tight-lipped
ceremonious
noncommittal
placid
simple
lacking self-confidence
not self-assured
self-restrained
unpretending
plain
indifferent
inward-looking
unconcerned
inconspicuous
thoughtful
unemotional
antisocial
secret
jumpy
chilly
nongregarious
mum
UK
self-controlled
incurious
uninterested
mom
US
casual
dark
disinterested
afraid
unambitious
subdued
tight-mouthed
lacking assurance
lacking in confidence
not confident
clammed up
dried up
ineffectual
declining
costive
prudish
unaffected
worried
natural
ingenuous
ordinary
genuine
artless
frightened
seclusive
indrawn
hermitic
anchoritic
eremitical
excited
scared
irresolute
spiritless
feeble
colourless
UK
indeterminate
pale
colorless
US
low-key
unaggressive
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
self-interested
unpresumptuous
unaffable
unexpansive
weak
chaste
proper
low-profile
unnoticeable
mute
agitated
seemly
meditative
reflective
ruminative
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
untalkative
unconversational
not forward
moderate
resigned
prudent
short
approval-seeking
agog
introspective
self-centered
US
wordless
curt
speechless
muted
clamlike
unspeaking
pusillanimous
soft
mumchance
cowardly
peaceable
unwilling
quivery
uninformative
evasive
hush-hush
keeping a low profile
patient
at a loss for words
close-lipped
buttoned up
dummied up
impersonal
dispassionate
on the QT
lamblike
wouldn't say boo to a goose
forbearing
unclubbable
asocial
lenient
standoff
indirect
frosty
haughty
equivocal
tolerant
long-suffering
longanimous
uppity
abstracted
removed
unbending
preoccupied
mincing
snobbish
uninvolved
dry
Olympian
cold-eyed
buttoned-up
laid-back
uncurious
euphemistic
stuck up
putting on airs
socially inhibited
mealy-mouthed
pretentious
overdelicate
doubtful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling anxiety or worry
uneasy
anxious
nervous
tense
worried
edgy
jittery
troubled
uptight
jumpy
upset
agitated
nervy
perturbed
apprehensive
antsy
insecure
fidgety
disturbed
twitchy
dithery
bothered
queazy
aflutter
queasy
fearful
hinky
goosey
atwitter
disquieted
fretful
overwrought
wired
discomposed
stressy
alarmed
uncomfortable
afraid
shaky
shaken
dismayed
discomfited
vexed
impatient
tormented
irritable
suspicious
anguished
harassed
fraught
wrung
on edge
ill at ease
keyed up
hung up
het up
self-conscious
like a fish out of water
all nerves
in turmoil
on the qui vive
awkward
restless
out of place
strained
hesitant
shy
on tenterhooks
unsettled
unsure
unrelaxed
discombobulated
fazed
distressed
disorientated
bewildered
disoriented
bashful
faltering
gauche
inhibited
unnatural
lost
strange
perplexed
high-strung
uncertain
retiring
shrinking
blushing
restive
unquiet
on pins and needles
distrustful
doubtful
rattled
angry
galled
chafed
annoyed
concerned
flustered
disconcerted
ruffled
distraught
stressed
shook up
unnerved
confused
frightened
in a tizzy
saddened
sad
scared
spooked
hurt
irked
worked up
strung up
strung out
angsty
beset
pained
grieved
discountenanced
unhappy
bugged
disappointed
plagued
in a stew
toey
gutted
overstrung
flurried
harried
thrown
cut up
worried sick
under stress
hassled
displeased
afflicted
in a flap
despondent
inconvenienced
unglued
in a state
chagrined
having kittens
pressured
fretting
angstful
solicitous
in a sweat
miserable
depressed
in a twitter
traumatized
US
in a tizz
dejected
disconsolate
aggravated
muddled
in a state of agitation
a bundle of nerves
dispirited
choked
miffed
hot and bothered
tortured
heartbroken
mortified
irritated
all of a dither
cheerless
blue
harrowed
down
traumatised
UK
put upon
like a cat on a hot tin roof
having butterflies in the stomach
broken-hearted
panicky
bummed out
all torn up
excitable
excited
terrified
wavering
trembling
highly strung
hysterical
spooky
squirrelly
windy
disheartened
discouraged
downcast
a wreck
grieving
in a twit
forlorn
heavyhearted
sorrowful
inconsolable
aghast
glum
in a state of nerves
downhearted
mournful
shocked
pestered
provoked
all of a lather
riled
overwhelmed
hounded
devastated
doleful
in a spin
beleaguered
bereaved
rueful
hard-pressed
emotional
in a flat spin
like a cat on hot bricks
exacerbated
crestfallen
in a dither
desolate
angered
melancholy
in a cold sweat
worrying
low
hag-ridden
despairing
heartsick
brokenhearted
worried stiff
crushed
dolorous
woeful
shook
troublous
with one's stomach in knots
with your heart in your mouth
wounded
woebegone
cast down
put out
under pressure
up against it
down in the dumps
broken up
low-spirited
under the cosh
grief-stricken
careful
unsteady
turbulent
creeped out
disorderly
indecisive
tentative
shaking
shivery
taut
watchful
hyper
exercised
unpeaceful
unbalanced
unrestful
dreading
in suspense
dithering
vacillating
irresolute
caught up
distracted
a basket case
sweating bullets
shot to pieces
swithering
quaking
overemotional
neurotic
withdrawn
adrenalized
strict
conventional
cautious
sensitive
febrile
irrational
histrionic
clutched
beside oneself
falling apart
bricking oneself
biting one's nails
tied up in knots
old-fashioned
on the defensive
disillusioned
discontented
shaking in one's shoes
disgruntled
dissatisfied
moved
sullen
all of a flutter
disenchanted
frantic
offended
fretted
browbeaten
frustrated
pressurized
US
melancholic
heavy-hearted
aggrieved
hurried
frayed
rushed
verklempt
unzipped
unsatisfied
hopeless
beaten
stressed out
with one's back up against the wall
pressurised
UK
at the end of your tether
hunted
at the end of one's rope
in disorder
amazed
joyless
tearful
demoralised
UK
tristful
down-hearted
demoralized
US
worsted
vanquished
as sick as a parrot
chapfallen
let down
taken down
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
shot down
come apart
psyched out
at sixes and sevens
horrified
in a funk
in a blue funk
burdened
gloomy
droopy
sombre
UK
teary
sorry
weepy
burnt
sore
hangdog
heartsore
burned
wistful
somber
US
contused
wretched
shell-shocked
emotionally defeated
shattered
morose
broken
bitter
at wit's end
pessimistic
in tears
down in the mouth
in grief
in doldrums
in the dumps
weeping
wrecked
hurting
asea
mourning
haunted
agonized
US
dolesome
unenthusiastic
downbeat
sorrowing
in pain
heavy with grief
bewailing
persecuted
bemoaning
wailing
agonised
UK
racked with suffering
suffering
aching
overcome with sorrow
racked with pain
angst-ridden
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a reddish skin tone, suggestive of good health of negative emotions
flushed
blushing
glowing
red
burning
rosy
ruddy
feverish
florid
pink
rubicund
aglow
healthy-looking
high-coloured
pinkish
reddish
red-faced
blowsy
flaming
hot
roseate
sanguine
crimson
erubescent
rubescent
shamefaced
ablaze
aroused
enthused
full-blooded
inspired
reddened
rutilant
rutilous
blooming
flush
bloody
beetroot
healthy
suffused
hale
hearty
ashamed
sweating
hot and bothered
fresh
radiant
rosy-cheeked
high-colored
red-complexioned
wholesome
healthful
bright
virile
rose
aflush
incarnadine
high-complexioned
sunburnt
tanned
blowzy
heightened
ruby
bronzed
rose-red
scarlet
colored
US
coloured
UK
inflamed
fair
ruddy-complexioned
whole
youthful
clear
youthful-looking
hardy
dewy
good
rosé
salmon
rose-coloured
pale red
flesh-colored
US
shell-pink
salmon-pink
flesh-coloured
UK
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience
awkward
embarrassing
uncomfortable
sensitive
delicate
disconcerting
unpleasant
compromising
flustering
humiliating
perplexing
tricky
discomfiting
sticky
thorny
degrading
demeaning
distressing
trying
cringeworthy
difficult
inconvenient
ticklish
dicey
discomposing
discountenancing
disturbing
painful
problematic
problematical
troublesome
untimely
vexatious
cringey
dodgy
gnarly
hairy
knotty
exasperating
excruciating
incommodious
shameful
toe-curling
cringe-making
upsetting
uneasy
disagreeable
touchy
unsettling
off-putting
nerve-racking
mortifying
shaming
discreditable
ignominious
disgraceful
troubling
charged
tense
unnerving
agitating
tickly
galling
annoying
bitter
torturous
dishonoring
US
dishonouring
UK
discommoding
unseemly
unpropitious
inopportune
rattling
discommodious
dolorous
bumpy
prickly
irritating
worrisome
rough
hard
fraught
blush-making
confronting
afflictive
grievous
distressed
itchy
wearisome
scratchy
causing discomfort
ill-fitting
more ❯
Adjective
▲
So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
nonplussed
stumped
baffled
bemused
bewildered
confused
mystified
perplexed
puzzled
stupefied
befuddled
confounded
dumbfounded
fuddled
muddled
thrown
dazed
discomfited
discomposed
disconcerted
dismayed
disoriented
shaken
stunned
troubled
unnerved
astonished
astounded
at sea
bamboozled
clueless
discombobulated
fazed
floored
flummoxed
hard-pressed
surprised
taken aback
at a loss
bushed
discountenanced
distracted
foxed
mazed
shaken up
thrown off balance
wildered
at sixes and sevens
frustrated
hard put
vexed
flabbergasted
speechless
staggered
dumbstruck
shocked
gobsmacked
addled
amazed
bowled over
thunderstruck
lost
shell-shocked
startled
overwhelmed
aghast
agape
open-mouthed
bedeviled
US
befogged
awestruck
flustered
awed
dopey
bedevilled
UK
beaten
stuck
addlepated
at a loss for words
nonplused
awestricken
wide-eyed
openmouthed
knocked for six
dizzy
all at sea
mixed-up
overcome
dopy
fogged
uncertain
lost for words
uncomprehending
dumfounded
rattled
muzzy
disorientated
zonked
silly
slaphappy
muddleheaded
spacy
spacey
raddled
goggle-eyed
spaced
mixed up
blown away
upset
punch-drunk
spaced-out
pixillated
pixilated
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
wondering
punchy
wonderstruck
blank
benumbed
distressed
beat
doubtful
incredulous
addle
breathless
abashed
zonked-out
struck dumb
at a complete loss
shook up
filled with astonishment
filled with amazement
filled with wonder
filled with awe
caught on the hop
caught on the wrong foot
perturbed
stymied
disturbed
ruffled
dumb
worried
horrified
unsettled
buffaloed
agog
unglued
fuzzy
jolted
staring
gravelled
UK
foggy
graveled
US
numbed
tongue-tied
in a dither
spaced out
put to it
in a muddle
in amazement
in a tizzy
at wits' end
in shock
in a state of confusion
unable to believe your eyes
unable to believe one's ears
without ideas
defeated
shattered
bugged
dazzled
frightened
alarmed
giddy
gaga
hazy
had their heads messed with
besotted
rendered speechless
overawed
taken by surprise
bollixed
spellbound
groggy
confusticated
got
caused to be at a stand
thrown off
shook
woozy
disorganized
US
awe-stricken
staring in amazement
enthralled
made to scratch their head
put out of countenance
up against a brick wall
without an answer
awe-struck
vague
woolly
UK
left speechless
lost at sea
owly-eyed
moon-eyed
off-balance
off balance
dazed and confused
saucer-eyed
disorganised
UK
wooly
US
numb
uncertain which way to turn
brought to a standstill
not with it
woolly-headed
not knowing if you are coming or going
mind-blown
without a clue
mortified
in a fog
chagrined
astray
off-course
adrift
off-track
absent-minded
annoyed
flurried
crushed
appalled
agitated
unzipped
shook-up
going round in circles
all over the place
not knowing whether one is coming or going
psyched-out
messed-up
in botheration
caught off balance
out of countenance
licked
knocked
knocked out
knocked sideways
out of it
unsteady
wobbly
staggering
stupid
addlebrained
faint
shaky
lightheaded
clouded
reeling
light-headed
cloudy
blurry
out to lunch
unhinged
unbalanced
woolly-minded
demented
whirling
insensible
drugged
deranged
frozen
bleary
tipsy
senile
slap-happy
weak-kneed
gone
confusional
fouled up
muddle-headed
addle-brained
weak in the knees
eccentric
misty
shadowy
blurred
sailing
drowsy
weak
senseless
inattentive
trippy
dreamy
stuporous
intoxicated
half-asleep
cold
foolish
maladjusted
distraught
daft
puckish
touched
impish
prankish
capricious
whimsical
pixyish
simple
slow
swaying
sleepy
tired
nonsensical
dozy
delirious
drunken
balled up
unfeeling
come apart
irrational
unsound
turbid
insensitive
psychotic
unstable
crazy
out-of-joint
asea
whacko
in a stupor
paralyzed
US
deadened
unresponsive
paralysed
UK
with Alzheimer's disease
dead
torpid
asleep
glassy-eyed
shot to pieces
screwy
unscrewed
anaesthetized
UK
immobilized
US
not knowing if one is coming or going
anesthetized
US
immobilised
UK
wooden
vertiginous
swimmy
aswoon
swimming
blind
blinded
light
out of control
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a dejected or guilty appearance
hangdog
downcast
wretched
defeated
abject
browbeaten
cowed
cringing
guilty
shamefaced
abashed
crestfallen
disconsolate
furtive
guilty-looking
woebegone
ashamed
bad
blue
brokenhearted
dejected
depressed
despondent
doleful
down
downhearted
droopy
forlorn
gloomy
glum
heartbroken
heartsick
heartsore
heavyhearted
inconsolable
intimidated
joyless
low
low-spirited
melancholic
melancholy
miserable
mournful
sad
saddened
sheepish
sneaking
sorrowful
sorry
uncomfortable
unhappy
woeful
conscience-stricken
cowering
humiliated
cast down
down in the mouth
dispirited
down in the dumps
dismal
desolate
heavy-hearted
discouraged
disheartened
morose
despairing
dolorous
broken-hearted
cheerless
distressed
fed up
grief-stricken
lugubrious
disappointed
tearful
sombre
UK
moody
pessimistic
somber
US
in low spirits
hurting
long-faced
chap-fallen
in pain
mirthless
anguished
upset
grieving
chapfallen
in the dumps
troubled
dragged
bummed out
demoralized
US
sullen
brassed off
in the doldrums
cheesed off
oppressed
choked
demoralised
UK
funereal
rueful
dreary
down and out
in the pits
piteous
sick as a parrot
afflicted
lachrymose
spiritless
grim
destroyed
pitiful
regretful
hopeless
crushed
depressing
teary
defeatist
wistful
out of sorts
in a blue funk
dismayed
distraught
bleak
devastated
weepy
dolent
downbeat
grieved
down-hearted
shot down
shamed
all torn up
weighed down
discomfited
as sick as a parrot
torn up
singing the blues
distressing
black
painful
saturnine
tragic
dour
comfortless
daunted
hurt
depressive
plaintive
tristful
mopey
dull
weeping
in despair
ripped
sick at heart
bleeding
morbid
cut up
cast-down
taken down
on a downer
chagrined
humbled
contrite
remorseful
mortified
pathetic
pained
pitiable
humble
repentant
penitent
red-faced
down-in-the-mouth
sorry for yourself
pensive
plangent
agonized
US
sorrowing
tormented
guilt-ridden
compunctious
emotional
mourning
elegiac
enervated
bereft
sapped
bereaved
subdued
flat
dirgeful
awkward
solemn
sepulchral
helpless
unconsolable
sour
grumpy
mopish
crabbed
broody
bummed-out
surly
sulky
adust
tortured
weary
Eeyorish
shattered
crummy
ruthful
suffering
damp
agonised
UK
gutted
racked
let-down
not happy
bowed down
in doldrums
in tears
in grief
in mourning
in sorrow
sunk in gloom
full of sorrow
in sackcloth and ashes
very sad
low in spirits
let down
in the toilet
low-down
shaken
displeased
worried
undermined
apathetic
humourless
UK
humorless
US
affecting
aggrieved
perturbed
bothered
listless
brooding
sunk
unsatisfied
emo
disillusioned
discontent
deflated
without energy
grievous
poor
worthless
godforsaken
lowered
bowed
feel-bad
heavy
saddening
depressant
disturbed
concerned
threnodic
with one's tail between one's legs
heart-sick
sluggish
off
moping
ugly
lamentable
churlish
desperate
deeply saddened
extremely saddened
dark
wailing
luckless
griefstricken
huffy
ill-humoured
UK
dolesome
prostrate with grief
shook
antsy
burnt
discombobulated
burned
uptight
bugged
sore
contused
blue funk
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
feeling down
full of gloom
teed off
browned off
with a long face
ticked off
peed off
strained
discontented
wounded
unable to be consoled
unable to be comforted
dirge-like
torn-up
have the blahs
beside oneself with grief
lonesome
lonely
elegiacal
drear
negative
ill-humored
US
dysphoric
funeral
ailing
taken aback
in a funk
heartrending
heartbreaking
bewailing
nostalgic
lamenting
bemoaning
powerless
calamitous
bummed
downtrodden
hapless
shook up
bitter
down-and-out
deploring
apologetic
aching
dashed
clouded
dampened
atrabilious
drooping
sagging
disgraced
destitute
lorn
cynical
heart-rending
demeaned
shy
blushing
flustered
discountenanced
debased
disconcerted
bashful
prudish
meek
reserved
restrained
stammering
stuttering
muddled
self-conscious
blush to think of
dire
cold
gray
US
grey
UK
tenebrous
murky
dispiriting
plutonian
tenebrific
chill
disheartening
Cimmerian
darkening
grave
dreich
sunless
cloudy
drab
unfortunate
oppressive
harrowing
poignant
appalling
distressful
sober
upsetting
dreadful
regrettable
moving
discouraging
agonizing
US
deplorable
serious
ghastly
shocking
agonising
UK
dingy
macabre
terrible
troublesome
sedate
horrible
horrific
awful
broken
afflictive
unwelcoming
dejecting
gruesome
touching
disturbing
horrendous
horrid
earnest
uninviting
disappointing
horrifying
troubling
unfavourable
UK
frightening
unfavorable
US
unlucky
austere
gut-wrenching
loathsome
grisly
stony-faced
lurid
traumatized
US
overwhelmed
traumatic
dirgelike
disquieting
severe
difficult
worrying
traumatised
UK
drearisome
resigned
frightful
foreboding
terrifying
mortifying
alarming
nightmarish
dim
inhospitable
bare
stark
heavy with grief
pining
vexatious
overcome with sorrow
fearsome
unnerving
sobbing
tragical
bland
monstrous
inauspicious
clinical
draggy
impersonal
atrocious
wintry
US
jarring
wintery
UK
institutional
repugnant
fatalistic
bearish
stirring
suspicious
distrustful
rotten
doubting
alarmist
overcome
hideous
disconcerting
unsettling
anxious
unenthusiastic
excruciating
discomforting
unearthly
gloom-ridden
worrisome
stressful
maudlin
afflicting
given to looking on the black side
demoralizing
US
demoralising
UK
crushing
stern
eerie
daunting
unamused
sobersided
discomposing
irksome
weighty
grotesque
ghostly
gory
agitating
angst-ridden
troublous
unpleasant
irked
displeasing
tear-jerking
revolting
unsmiling
staid
sinister
perturbing
disagreeable
unwelcome
pitiless
grewsome
shadowy
repulsive
terrific
nightmare
heart-wrenching
ominous
sourpuss
muted
doom-laden
doomy
long-suffering
spookish
weird
scary
shady
spooky
offensive
chilling
sickening
no-nonsense
poker-faced
sick
unhealthy
po-faced
down in dumps
languorous
triste
God-awful
languid
death-obsessed
regretting
dreamy
unsettled
withdrawn
threnodial
dolorific
deathly
Stygian
obscure
hollow
exequial
deathlike
funebrial
unhopeful
suicidal
mopy
unpromising
at
derisible
companionless
repining
yearning
longing for home
taciturn
deeply regretful
very regretful
thrown
frantic
disastrous
uneasy
down in mouth
shameful
sob story
crying
execrable
no-win
strabilious
homesick
shot-down
full of despair
acheronian
acherontic
mean
unmitigable
up the creek
doomed
without hope
egregious
disgruntled
dissatisfied
forbidding
can't win
looking on the black side
disenchanted
languished
having the blahs
crabby
having blue devils
dirty
not a prayer
in the soup
whimpering
snivelling
UK
frustrated
vexed
unnerved
agitated
discomposed
ruffled
disquieted
ignominious
deterred
close to tears
misanthropic
intolerable
objectionable
miffed
doubtful
unenthused
unconfident
harassed
wrecked
aflutter
plagued
blubbering
beat
at end of one's rope
at the end of your tether
inexcusable
torturous
aghast
beaten
meagre
UK
larmoyant
meager
US
haunted
spooked
harrowed
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
harsh
god-awful
sniveling
US
on the verge of tears
dismaying
hairy
jumpy
persecuted
unglued
beseeching
ruined
entreating
imploring
commiserable
put off
mephitical
hellish
irritable
unpropitious
unkind
repellant
repellent
bewildering
vexing
off-putting
testing
annoying
abhorrent
galling
perplexing
distasteful
unpalatable
revulsive
frustrating
unamusing
aggravating
uncongenial
irritating
parlous
unpleasing
beat-down
come-apart
caved-in
down-in-mouth
strung out
easily moved
lacking in confidence
lacking in enthusiasm
having lost heart
to be pitied
with cold feet
lost momentum
tormenting
in blue funk
gone to pieces
in floods of tears
with tears in your eyes
hurtful
nasty
in a stew
racked with suffering
in a tizzy
racked with pain
nagging
confronting
nerve-racking
heart-breaking
nail-biting
nerve-wracking
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment or humiliation
ashamed
reluctant
afraid
disinclined
loath
unwilling
hesitant
averse
indisposed
scared
slow
Adjective
▲
Unable to express oneself clearly or fluently
tongue-tied
dumb
dumbstruck
inarticulate
mute
speechless
struck dumb
mum
UK
silent
voiceless
wordless
aghast
amazed
astounded
awkward
bashful
dazed
dumbfounded
dumbstricken
garbled
mom
US
mumchance
obmutescent
shocked
shy
stammering
timid
uncommunicative
lost for words
at a loss for words
bereft of speech
choked up
unable to speak
unable to get a word out
poorly spoken
unable to express oneself
Adjective
▲
Implicated in an affair or issue
involved in
involved
implicated
connected
embroiled
engaged
enmeshed
entangled
incriminated
ensnared
inculpated
affected
caught
caught up
concerned
hooked
mixed up
occupied
participating
taking part
into
drawn in
immersed in
knee-deep in
mixed up in
mixed up with
up to here in
up to one's neck in
associated with
caught up in
connected with
embroiled in
a party to
drawn into
entangled in
related
interested
predisposed
snarled
trapped
netted
tangled
snared
trammelled
attentive
active
down with
in on
involved with
privy to
Adjective
▲
Socially awkward in nature
gauche
unrefined
unsophisticated
awkward
sheepish
graceless
inelegant
uneasy
ungraceful
unpolished
unworldly
wooden
callow
geeky
maladroit
oafish
raw
shy
stiff
stilted
uncomfortable
uneducated
blundering
indelicate
nerdy
rustic
rustical
ill-bred
ill-mannered
socially awkward
rough-hewn
socially inept
lacking in social grace
lacking in social graces
self-conscious
socially anxious
socially lacking
socially incompetent
ill at ease
clumsy
unnatural
dorky
bashful
uptight
discomposed
unconfident
uncultured
impolite
improper
thoughtless
coarse
outlandish
barbaric
rude
socially unsure
inconsiderate
rough
tasteless
crude
boorish
uncouth
vulgar
uncultivated
unmannerly
offensive
corrupt
barbarian
shameless
loutish
tactless
unmannered
indecorous
barbarous
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion
confused
flustered
perturbed
disconcerted
dismayed
distressed
disturbed
agitated
bothered
confounded
discomfited
disquieted
fazed
frustrated
rattled
discommoded
discomposed
discountenanced
exasperated
upset
afflicted
aggravated
chagrined
demoralized
US
discomforted
nonplussed
perplexed
psyched
troubled
unhinged
unnerved
unsettled
abashed
demoralised
UK
flurried
mortified
put off
put out
stirred up
threw off balance
worked up
worried
distracted
ruffled
put out of countenance
put someone off their stroke
put someone off their stride
bewildered
discombobulated
appalled
vexed
vext
puzzled
got to
alarmed
muddled
threw
thrown
let down
psyched out
setted someone back on their heels
concerned
fussed
discouraged
distempered
ailed
daunted
frazzled
alarumed
exercised
hagrid
shaken
shook
annoyed
derailed
horrified
flummoxed
dumbfounded
made uncomfortable
made uneasy
mystified
irked
weirded out
freaked out
thrown off balance
disheartened
dispirited
taken aback
took aback
depressed
gotten to
hassled
startled
unmanned
frightened
irritated
scared
shocked
surprised
undone
undid
panicked
chilled
baffled
nettled
crushed
spooked
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
made nervous
disoriented
cast down
disarranged
addled
rattled one's cage
caught off balance
upset the applecart
caused to be at a stand
put on edge
knocked for six
put into a flap
put in a spot
knocked sideways
put the wind up
made self-conscious
made someone scratch their head
fouled up
put in a hole
put on the spot
hagridden
hagrode
provoked
humiliated
shamed
saddened
undermined
dejected
fretted
weakened
terrified
sapped
displeased
excited
hurried
het
terrorized
US
heated
dashed
enfeebled
disappointed
bustled
cowed
devitalized
subdued
enervated
affrighted
disorientated
bugged
disillusioned
disempowered
unbalanced
disenchanted
disgruntled
hindered
paralysed
UK
deterred
intimidated
stunned
pothered
balked
US
paralyzed
US
showed up
pestered
snarled
brought low
hung up
sent up
crippled
shaken up
caught one short
stopped someone in their tracks
dampened
disparaged
made waves
messed up
harried
worsted
screwed up
jumbled
disorganized
US
crazed
disordered
fuddled
made a monkey of
threw into a tizzy
debilitated
unglued
filled with consternation
unzipped
harassed
knocked the stuffing out of
baulked
UK
damped
deflated
made awkward
flipped
shook up
thrown into a tizzy
terrorised
UK
sent into a spin
plagued
thrown into a tizz
threw into a tizz
gave a turn
given a turn
taken the wind out of your sails
took the wind out of your sails
blown out
took steam out
blew up
taken steam out
blown up
taken apart
blew out
took apart
gave a hard time
gave a bad time
given a bad time
given a hard time
taken by surprise
took by surprise
thrown into tizzy
threw into tizzy
hurt
made anxious
tried
pained
beset
tormented
sickened
gnawed at
hurt somebody's feelings
petrified
offended
frighted
stressed
burdened
oppressed
galled
scarified
chafed
needled
weighed down
made one's blood run cold
scared to death
made one's hair stand on end
lied heavy on
made teeth chatter
scared away
grieved
inconvenienced
awed
deranged
preoccupied
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
racked
strained
wound
wounded
angered
tortured
peeved
curst
cursed
sweat
aggrieved
miffed
roused
repelled
incommoded
stiffed
injured
indisposed
affected
scared off
made fretful
pushed buttons
tantalised
UK
bummed out
made a scene
put the fear of God into
ticked off
scared stiff
egged on
turned on
got at
got the wind up
chilled to the bone
scared the bejesus out of
cut up
tantalized
US
put to trouble
caused anxiety to
scared the living daylights out of
put to some trouble
picked on
given someone grief
curdled the blood
curdles the blood
struck terror into
stricken terror into
gave someone grief
nauseated
haunted
disobliged
piqued
taxed
insulted
occupied
interfered
disrupted
meddled
inflamed
despaired
beleaguered
besieged
browbeat
affronted
feared
badgered
teased
anguished
agonized
US
hounded
made ill
stewed
sweated
incited
bulldozed
moved
jolted
fluttered
nagged
importuned
persecuted
tested
narked
aroused
flapped
astounded
hustled
stimulated
fidgeted
fidgetted
quickened
demented
fermented
caused problems
caused illness to
made one's flesh creep
made wretched
chilled to the marrow
thrown into a fright
unhitched
unquieted
strapped
caused discomfort to
dogged
gotten at
keyed up
uncoupled
frenzied
flipped out
got down
made it tough
layed up
made restless
pushed
scared the pants off
hectored
made flip
teared
made someone jump out of their skin
detached
hacked off
preyed on your mind
turned
weighed on
burned up
fired up
rocked the boat
filled with fear
struck down
wound up
disagreed
sweated out
made miserable
laboured over
agonised
UK
martyred
made unwell
burnt up
aroused anxiety in
unfastened
caused offense
caused anguish to
got on your wick
threw into a fright
pulled the rug out from under
incapacitated
scared someone out of their wits
harrowed
scared the pants off of
goaded
separated
had an adverse effect on
pricked
bugged up
rubbed the wrong way
made it tough for
scared witless
made someone jump out of his skin
occupied thoughts
dunned
sent over the edge
cramped
frozen your blood
got in a stew
caused suffering to
tangled
scared someone half to death
desolated
disconnected
scared the daylights out of
disengaged
got across
froze your blood
caused anxiety
pulled the rug from under
laid up
floored
browbeaten
threw off
thrown off
gotten across
got someone
gotten someone
torn
tore
threw into a panic
driven insane
thrown into a panic
drove insane
gave trouble
given trouble
eaten away at
ate away at
eaten at
ate at
nit-picked
broke
broken
brake
done a number on
did a number on
taken pains
got worked up
took pains
gotten worked up
went against the grain
stricken down
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
more ❯
“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
shamed
disgraced
humiliated
discredited
demeaned
dishonoured
UK
dishonored
US
smeared
owned
own
discountenanced
panned
took down
taken down
showed up
put to shame
brought down
cut down to size
made a fool of
made someone eat crow
made ashamed
took down a peg
taken down a peg
caused to lose face
made someone eat humble pie
tore down
torn down
cast down
took down a peg or two
taken down a peg or two
caused to feel small
degraded
debased
humbled
lowered
smirched
put down
abased
chastened
abashed
mortified
put someone in their place
belittled
cheapened
blotted
sullied
defamed
stained
stigmatized
US
crushed
blackened
tainted
stigmatised
UK
reflected badly on
brought into disrepute
dragged through the mud
denigrated
fouled
brought shame on
spread scandal about
cast a slur on
besmirched
tarnished
deflated
defiled
reduced
dragged through the mire
slandered
brought discredit to
subdued
discomfited
chagrined
slurred
squashed
disparaged
reproached
scandalized
US
injured
besmeared
libeled
US
libelled
UK
ripped
spotted
put in a bad light
derided
disrespected
scandalised
UK
derogated
brought low
brought shame upon
tarred and feathered
devalued
downgraded
sunken
sank
sunk
traduced
quashed
vilified
maligned
given a black eye
gave a black eye
ridiculed
rubbished
knocked
censured
bemeant
bemeaned
calumniated
soiled
decried
snubbed
spoilt
UK
aspersed
assailed
spoiled
US
muckraked
damaged
brought shame to
blotched
undermined
attacked
poisoned
shot down
ripped up and down
made lose face
settled someone's hash
slung mud at
flung mud at
bad-mouthed
breathed on
slagged off
run smear campaign
flattened
befouled
corrupted
debauched
prejudiced
marred
blemished
given a bad name to
gave a bad name to
put out of countenance
blackened the name of
let down
put away
had the last laugh on
upset
pulled down
brought dishonour to
put one away
dragged down
cut to the quick
shown in a bad light
showed in a bad light
spoken ill of
ran smear campaign
gave a bad name
given a bad name
spoke ill of
done a number on
did a hatchet job on
did a number on
done a hatchet job on
condescended
deigned
exposed
blighted
stooped
slammed
withered
blistered
ruined
vanquished
confused
downplayed
broke
broken
brake
descended
disconcerted
disregarded
attainted
desecrated
disfavored
mocked
disfavoured
compromised
scored off
lost face
played down
run down
made eat dirt
made uncomfortable
got the better of
overcome
made someone feel ashamed
brought down a peg
forced to eat humble pie
made one feel small
gotten the better of
demolished
taken the wind out of your sails
demoted
silenced
squelched
popped one's balloon
took the wind out of your sails
struck dumb
overcame
stricken dumb
ran down
got one's comeuppance
gotten one's comeuppance
showed in bad light
shown in bad light
taken to bits
took to pieces
taken to pieces
taken apart
took to bits
took apart
diminished
lowered the status of
cast a slur
cut down
lessened
depraved
insulted
minimized
US
prostituted
touched
darkened
harmed
minimised
UK
bastardized
US
dehumanized
US
hurt
perverted
dehumanised
UK
branded
cast aspersions on
profaned
detracted from
bastardised
UK
demoralized
US
demoralised
UK
put in one's place
cast in a bad light
warped
vitiated
disesteemed
depreciated
betrayed
dumped on
undervalued
contemned
scorned
despised
detracted
cowed
tamed
sold out
beat down
dissed
succumbed
brutalized
US
tarred
brutalised
UK
pooh-poohed
brought into disfavour
blackened someone's name
violated
muddied the reputation of
reflected negatively
debased yourself
blotted your copybook
harmed the reputation of
knocked down
damaged the reputation of
debased oneself
demeaned oneself
blackened the reputation of
lowered oneself
polluted
reduced the status of
lowered yourself
beaten down
poor-mouthed
more ❯
“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
hampered
hindered
impeded
obstructed
inhibited
encumbered
handicapped
trammelled
trammeled
cramped
shackled
fettered
stymied
clogged
hobbled
manacled
handcuffed
hog-tied
interfered with
short-circuited
held back
held up
tied up
checked
curbed
blocked
hamstrung
hamstringed
restricted
restrained
retarded
frustrated
thwarted
constrained
baulked
UK
hung up
balked
US
barred
limited
bridled
foiled
slowed down
cumbered
crippled
borked
baffled
delayed
put a brake on
prevented
slowed
cramped one's style
stalled
confined
stopped
entangled
weighed down
set back
cut off
burdened
forestalled
tied
prohibited
gotten in the way
got in the way
curtailed
stonewalled
crabbed
interfered
crimped
bound
threw a spanner in the works
thrown a spanner in the works
stifled
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
halted
repressed
arrested
interrupted
inconvenienced
overloaded
disrupted
straitened
derailed
sandbagged
oppressed
held
disadvantaged
leashed
scuppered
debarred
deterred
fazed
upset
opposed
put paid to
put at a disadvantage
stood in the way of
dragged your feet
put straitjacket on
put on hold
put off
put out of commission
saddled with
put on back burner
shut off
shut down
put on brakes
chained
shut out
put a crimp in
put the kibosh on
loaded
saddled
bounden
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
gave a hard time
given a hard time
lumbered
suppressed
freighted
overtaxed
strained
laden
laded
weighted
taxed
stressed
snookered
stayed
smothered
puzzled
overwhelmed
defeated
overburdened
circumscribed
controlled
sabotaged
caught
regulated
netted
ensnared
captured
enmeshed
spoilt
UK
mystified
confounded
spoiled
US
stumped
reduced
braked
constricted
averted
snagged
throttled
interdicted
moderated
obscured
screened
tethered
complicated
forbid
scotched
nonplussed
impaired
entrammeled
entrammelled
holden
outlawed
sidelined
debilitated
enjoined
incommoded
warded
flummoxed
charged
discommoded
bothered
bogged down
bottlenecked
dead-ended
shelved
cornered
pigeonholed
setted limits on
imposed limits on
muzzled
neutralized
US
hemmed in
reined in
dammed
rattled
discomfited
contravened
counteracted
neutralised
UK
resisted
choked
monkeyed with
held in
placed at a disadvantage
held down
stemmed the flow of
disconcerted
prevented from making progress
held off
loused up
choked off
made difficult
screwed up
hung fire
kept in
closed off
fouled up
boxed in
tied one's hands
loaden
brake
forbidden
forbade
frozen
froze
thrown a spoke in the wheel of
threw a spoke in the wheel of
gave the run around
given the run around
thrown a monkey wrench into
threw a monkey wrench into
threw monkey wrench in
thrown monkey wrench in
taken out
took out
gave disadvantage
given disadvantage
put a stop to
put an end to
detained
circumvented
precluded
warded off
beat
kept back
ruined
staved off
stove off
countered
cut short
nullified
headed off
nipped in the bud
suspended
avoided
dashed
withheld
intercepted
slowed up
put back
defended against
deflected
evaded
obviated
decelerated
fended off
quashed
quit
postponed
checkmated
intermitted
disappointed
crushed
rebuffed
subverted
put the stopper on
kept at bay
put a damper on
terminated
put a spoke in someone's wheel
stemmed
wrecked
cut out
upset the applecart
ended
discontinued
undermined
remitted
diverted
withholden
procrastinated
overturned
annulled
repulsed
deferred
circumnavigated
skirted
sidestepped
outwitted
picked off
filibustered
banned
made late
messed up
steered clear of
destroyed
proscribed
dissuaded from
smashed
demolished
devastated
delimited
marred
slackened
ceased
paused
beaten
quitted
shattered
broke
broken
lessened
eradicated
dropped
discouraged
mired
finished
parried
harmed
repelled
kept
prorogued
obliterated
annihilated
quieted
negated
squelched
cooled
staunched
protracted
decimated
offset
botched
prolonged
kept waiting
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
resisted attack
held the fort
refused
hung on
let up
played for time
forfended
mucked up
done for
did for
tied down
anticipated
backed off
kept lid on
put the lid on
brought to a standstill
brought to screeching halt
poured cold water on
desisted from
left off
headed off at pass
held over
cut in
laid off
packed up
put over
set aside
turned aside
put the damper on
cut back
put at risk
hit the brakes
put on the back burner
put the brakes on
packed in
let down flaps
put in cold storage
put end to
cut down
brought to an end
put on ice
knocked off
put the mockers on
ruled out
put a cork in
held off on
disallowed
retardated
undone
undid
taken down
took down
broke up
broken up
damaged
excluded
disempowered
held the line
sidetracked
attacked
disturbed
affected
dispatched
influenced
tampered
destabilized
US
straitjacketed
confused
ravaged
incapacitated
blacklisted
boycotted
conflicted
jammed
troubled
wasted time
reined
plugged
attenuated
demoralized
US
eliminated
shaken
shook
swallowed
muffled
contained
disabled
threatened
suffocated
ostracized
US
capped
adjourned
sapped
emasculated
bogged
rescheduled
weakened
bought time
abolished
quelled
indisposed
tabled
fought back
governed
softened
demoralised
UK
destabilised
UK
challenged
escaped
bypassed
mothballed
petered out
stood off
bollixed
killed
extinguished
stunted
tempered
injured
bottled up
choked back
tamed
pre-empted
caused to stay
caused to wait
respited
dragged through the mud
aborted
canned
stultified
invalidated
scuttled
employed delaying tactics
made impossible
confronted
queered the pitch of
clipped one's wings
kept in check
continued
broke down
bucked
offsetted
bilked
estopped
worried
subdued
squashed
preempted
poked full of holes
toppled
embargoed
ostracised
UK
made illegal
queered
decreased
abated
lagged
diminished
intruded on
kept under control
kept a lid on
slackened pace
pulled in
banjaxed
nobbled
licked
conquered
overcome
vitiated
juked
ditched
crashed
unsettled
extended
commandeered
crossed
counterplotted
buried
turned off
loitered
qualified
reefed
embogged
razed
tied someone's hands
intervened
renounced
lengthened
staved
stove
wracked
waived
broke off
broken off
threw cold water on
thrown cold water on
unbuilt
crazed
skinned
impoverished
dashed one's hope
kicked the can down the road
played havoc with
lost speed
made a mess of
provided against
second-guessed
acted in advance of
closed down
given over
stood in the way
kept off
wound down
held in abeyance
kept within the limits of
worked against
lost steam
brought to a stop
narrowed down
pulled the plug on
beat someone to the draw
cancelled out
brought to a halt
prepared for
brought to end
rained on someone's parade
lay off
laid over
wound up
gave over
canceled out
forefended
carried over
beat someone to the punch
brought to naught
got in before
rendered ineffective
held at bay
got bogged down
beat someone to it
laid on the table
brought down
rendered null and void
brought to a close
caused setback
ballsed up
beat down
gotten out of
got out of
broken down
bitten back
bit back
overcame
blew
blown
taken wind out of
took wind out of
withdrawn
withdrew
overthrown
overthrew
anchored it
beaten down
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
taken away
took away
blew a hole in
blown a hole in
beaten someone to the draw
beaten someone to it
got ahead of
stole a march on
stolen a march on
beaten someone to the punch
gotten ahead of
blown the whistle on
blew the whistle on
more ❯
“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
complicated
complexified
sophisticated
entangled
perplexed
complexed
upset
set hurdles
confused
muddled
embroiled
raveled
US
ravelled
UK
made difficult
mixed up
involved
snarled up
impeded
clogged
interfused
convoluted
obfuscated
embellished
messed up
intricated
thwarted
screwed up
interweaved
made complicated
folded
confounded
jumbled
mired
snagged
handicapped
multiplied
deranged
elaborated
disarranged
infolded
interrelated
twisted
bedevilled
UK
disordered
made complex
tangled
obscured
bedeviled
US
combined
muddied
made more difficult
rendered unintelligible
made waves
fouled up
mucked up
made difficulties
made intricate
opened can of worms
interwove
snafued
interwoven
added fuel to fire
disorganized
US
mussed
disrupted
discomposed
mucked
cluttered
botched
bungled
snarled
made a mess of
thrown into disorder
threw into disorder
more ❯
“They will take advantage of every kind of hook and crook to
embarrass
the situation.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters
vexed
vext
annoyed
irritated
bothered
irked
upset
provoked
exasperated
riled
galled
aggravated
angered
nettled
disturbed
bugged
troubled
piqued
ruffled
peeved
worried
harassed
narked
distressed
infuriated
displeased
needled
agitated
offended
perturbed
plagued
hassled
pestered
incensed
maddened
miffed
tormented
chafed
got
gat
gotten
persecuted
enraged
rankled
grated
afflicted
discomposed
rasped
rode
rid
ridden
ate
eaten
outraged
spited
harried
fretted
disquieted
griped
grope
gripen
frosted
inflamed
pained
nagged
teased
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
itched
flustered
hounded
depressed
frustrated
fussed
tried
molested
chagrined
disgusted
dissatisfied
abraded
mithered
bit
bitten
hacked off
got to
gotten to
ticked off
burned up
burnt up
wound up
rubbed up the wrong way
put out
bummed out
got across
gotten across
drove up the wall
driven up the wall
gave someone the hump
given someone the hump
made someone see red
hacked you off
grated on
got on your nerves
gotten on your nerves
rankled with
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
turned off
gave a hard time
given a hard time
drove bananas
driven bananas
got in your hair
gave a bad time
given a bad time
mixed up
disconcerted
hurt
dissed
put down
put someone's nose out of joint
hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the quick
wound
wounded
affronted
insulted
burnt
confounded
burned
roiled
niggled
discountenanced
discomfited
slighted
disgruntled
dismayed
rattled
aggrieved
antagonized
US
disrespected
shocked
injured
mortified
snubbed
jarred
horrified
humiliated
slurred
disobliged
antagonised
UK
zinged
caused offense
got your goat
stung
gave offence to
given offence to
trodden on someone's toes
given offence
gave offence
trod on someone's toes
beset
grieved
oppressed
harrowed
saddened
cast down
burdened
tortured
unsettled
fazed
ailed
racked
unnerved
got at
stressed
teed off
dejected
strained
disheartened
agonized
US
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
caused suffering to
gnawed at
weighed down
incommoded
dispirited
perplexed
tried your patience
made your blood boil
discouraged
agonised
UK
got on your wick
cut up
made miserable
made wretched
anguished
caused anguish to
hit where one lives
rubbed the wrong way
affected
inconvenienced
moved
goaded
curst
cursed
got your dander up
seared
fired up
discombobulated
flurried
ruffled one's feathers
made somebody's hackles rise
daunted
dampened
badgered
demoralized
US
crushed
haunted
discommoded
made angry
discomforted
desolated
concerned
gotten at
wearied
made waves
debilitated
got down
wrung
demoralised
UK
beleaguered
shaken
shook
gnawed
teared
taxed
driven mad
drove mad
disappointed
put off
exacerbated
put someone off their stroke
floored
put into a flap
rattled someone's cage
hit a sour note
alarmed
cowed
put on edge
dashed
egged on
sickened
caused trouble to
unhinged
frazzled
derailed
cheesed off
cut
distempered
alarumed
distracted
brought down
hagrid
indisposed
put into a funk
put a damper on
drove crazy
driven crazy
dampened spirits
hung over
preyed on
stirred up
freaked out
picked on
made someone fed up
abased
weirded out
set on
weighed heavily on
cast a pall over
raised your hackles
set off
pricked
dulled
beat
cast a gloom upon
beat down
gotten on one's nerves
got on one's nerves
thrown
threw
gotten up someone's nose
got up someone's nose
broke
broken
brake
faced
thrown off balance
threw off balance
confused
wringed
wrang
got someone's wick
flummoxed
scandalized
US
excited
excruciated
intimidated
discontented
disaffected
repelled
fuddled
bullied
revolted
besieged
tested
stirred
gnawn
gnew
browbeat
blighted
scandalised
UK
stumped
jangled
disrupted
mispleased
crucified
made cross
rended
rent
torn
tore
sapped
nudged
henpecked
got your hackles up
gotten your hackles up
tired
driven to distraction
drove to distraction
made nervous
taunted
gutted
rattled one's cage
caused someone to lose their composure
touched
overwhelmed
subjugated
suppressed
lowered
played dirty
incited
driven round the bend
drove round the bend
jarred on
humped
frightened
grilled
baited
setted on edge
got on
bored
pressed
prest
confronted
started
worked on
heated up
het up
caused agony to
devitalized
nauseated
overcharged
asked for it
chilled
psyched
spooked
pierced
crazed
turned
incapacitated
pothered
bewildered
cramped
flipped
stabbed
humbled
overcome
defeated
lied heavy on
obsessed
pressed down on
drained
hagridden
hagrode
flipped out
sent into a rage
made blue
dragged down
messed
undone
undid
worked into lather
keyed up
layed up
turned on
laid up
messed with
made unhappy
made sad
made discontented
run down
dished out
strapped
dragged
eaten at
dogged
harshed one's mellow
ate at
damped down
darkened
kept under
pushed someon's buttons
caused someone distress
pushed
made desolate
made gloomy
knocked for six
knocked the stuffing out of
preyed on your mind
pushed buttons
weighed on
tantalised
UK
poured cold water on
rocked the boat
made a scene
knocked sideways
reduced to tears
become bored
harshed someone's mellow
beaten down
dished it out
enervated
exercised
martyred
aroused anxiety in
stuck it to
weighed
tried the patience of
knocked the wind out of
got across someone
dashed hopes
caused anguish
lost patience
made despondent
grated at
made it tough for
tantalized
US
brought tears to your eyes
damped
chastened
had had enough
drug
caused pain
driven nuts
drove nuts
browbeaten
worn
wore
drove you up the wall
driven you up the wall
smote
smit
smited
smitten
shook up
shaken up
gotten on
bore
thrown into a tizz
threw into a tizz
threw into tizzy
thrown into tizzy
driven round the twist
drove round the twist
given someone the pip
gave someone the pip
overcame
broke one's heart
broken one's heart
broke the heart of
broken the heart of
got someone
gotten someone
became bored
given it to
gave it to
took a rise out of
got a rise out of
taken a rise out of
gotten a rise out of
bore down on
borne down on
nit-picked
done a number on
did a number on
taken control of
taken over
took control of
took over
bore down
broke someone's heart
threw cold water on
borne down
gave someone the blues
beaten
thrown cold water on
given someone the blues
broken someone's heart
ran down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to
beset
tormented
plagued
troubled
afflicted
harassed
bothered
worried
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
tortured
vexed
vext
racked
oppressed
annoyed
persecuted
harrowed
pestered
agonised
UK
agonized
US
harried
cursed
curst
hounded
besieged
hassled
anguished
excruciated
nagged
badgered
haunted
bugged
beleaguered
assailed
dogged
affected
attacked
perplexed
overwhelmed
entangled
hampered
aggressed
rode
rid
ridden
weighed down
picked on
drove up the wall
driven up the wall
put the squeeze on
gave a hard time
given a hard time
gave a bad time
given a bad time
gave the business
given the business
jumped on one's case
fell on
fallen on
fell upon
fallen upon
started in on
gave the needle
given the needle
Verb
▲
Past tense for to insult, tease, make fun of or badger
heckled
taunted
baited
disrupted
interrupted
jeered
barracked
booed
shouted down
hassled
hazed
hissed
needled
pestered
rode
rid
ridden
teased
badgered
bothered
bullied
chivied
dissed
discomfited
disconcerted
disturbed
fazed
gibed
harassed
hounded
plagued
rattled
ridiculed
tormented
worried
jibed at
picked on
shouted at
butted in
made game of
shouted catcalls at
gave a hard time
given a hard time
Verb
▲
Past tense for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of
cowed
intimidated
browbeat
browbeaten
bullied
frightened
scared
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
bulldozed
hectored
daunted
blackjacked
awed
dragooned
unnerved
bullyragged
badgered
dismayed
bogarted
railroaded
disconcerted
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
overawed
bludgeoned
subdued
rattled
fazed
petrified
discomfited
disheartened
strong-armed
mau-maued
leaned on
picked on
pushed around
psyched out
turned on the heat
Verb
▲
Past tense for blush, make rosy
reddened
blushed
flushed
crimsoned
bloomed
colored
US
glowed
mantled
burned
burnt
coloured
UK
suffused
turned red
angered
bloodied
dyed
went crimson
gone crimson
went pink
gone pink
went red
gone red
went scarlet
gone scarlet
incarnadined
painted
pinked
pinkened
rosed
rose
rouged
rubified
rubricked
rubricated
rubied
ruddled
ruddied
rusted
shamed
shocked
tinted
turned crimson
turned pink
turned scarlet
coloured up
went beetroot
gone beetroot
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