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Adjective

Causing great humiliation or mortification

Awkward in nature, causing embarrassment or unease

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

Offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

Unpleasant or disgusting to the senses

Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

Present participle for to make something more complex

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

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

Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

Present participle for to insult, tease, make fun of or badger

Present participle for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

Present participle for blush, make rosy

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Adjective

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Causing great humiliation or mortification

dishonoring^US

beneath one's dignity

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

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“If his business card was rejected, it would be a greatly embarrassing moment.”

Adjective

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Awkward in nature, causing embarrassment or unease

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

easier said than done

labored^US

laboured^UK

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

like getting blood out of a stone

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“As far as I am concerned, this is a most embarrassing topic to discuss, but I will discuss it.”

Adjective

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Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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Adjective

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Offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

like a bull in a china shop

lacking in social grace

embarrassed

nerdy

socially anxious

lacking in social graces

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Adjective

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Unpleasant or disgusting to the senses

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

mouldy^UK

moldy^US

unpleasant to breathe

strictly for the birds

unfavorable^US

ill-favored^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

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Adjective

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Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

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Adjective

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Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

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Adjective

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Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

flakey^US

flaky^UK

without a care in the world

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of vim and vigour

lots of laughs

of good cheer

full of the joys of spring

as happy as a sandboy

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

like a dog with two tails

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Adjective

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Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects

stupidly irresponsible

flakey^US

flaky^UK

dead from the neck up

beyond the bounds of possibility

as thick as two short planks

devoid of intelligence

not worth considering

beyond the realm of reason

out of touch with reality

blue-sky

Promethean

not remotely possible

away with the fairies

not the full shilling

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mentally unbalanced

out of one's head

without rhyme or reason

not pertinent

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

“He is always embarrassing me in public.”

Verb

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Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

baulking^UK

balking^US

throwing a spanner in the works

cramping one's style

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

getting in the way of

standing in the way of

preventing from making progress

suppressing

catching

putting straitjacket on

throwing monkey wrench in

putting at a disadvantage

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

outlawing

placing at a disadvantage

hemming in

taking out

putting out of commission

giving the run around

choking off

putting the kibosh on

putting on back burner

putting on hold

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting the stopper on

upsetting the applecart

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

throwing cold water on

bunging up

bringing to a standstill

bringing to screeching halt

bringing to a close

shutting in

putting the mockers on

pouring cold water on

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

tying someone's hands

putting the damper on

ostracizing^US

keeping within the limits of

ostracising^UK

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

biting back

beating down

taking wind out of sails

getting the better of

employing delaying tactics

rendering null and void

dragging through the mud

queering the pitch of

putting the brakes on

kicking the can down the road

putting on the back burner

setting aside

taking a rain check on

carrying over

putting on ice

holding in abeyance

putting in cold storage

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

blowing the whistle on

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Present participle for to make something more complex

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

making more difficult

making difficulties

making waves

rendering unintelligible

coloring^US

colouring^UK

throwing into disorder

muddying the waters of

throwing a veil over

throwing up smoke screen

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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb the composure of

baulking^UK

balking^US

stopping someone in their tracks

putting someone off their stroke

making someone scratch their head

fouling up

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

causing to be at a stand

upsetting the applecart

making self-conscious

taking the wind out of your sails

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorising^UK

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

knocking the stuffing out of

throwing cold water on

befuddling

pouring cold water on

giving someone the blues

setting someone thinking

causing someone to lose their composure

obfuscating

snowing

messing with one's head

making your head spin

making someone fed up

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

causing to lose heart

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Verb

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

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

hacking you off

grating on

getting on your nerves

rankling with

giving someone grief

getting your back up

getting under your skin

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

giving offence

hurting somebody's feelings

causing offense

getting your goat

cutting to the quick

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

making somebody's hackles rise

getting up someone's nose

trying your patience

getting your dander up

getting on your wick

getting your hackles up

getting on one's nerves

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Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonoring^US

causing to feel small

causing to lose face

cutting down to size

making a fool of

making someone eat crow

making someone eat humble pie

putting out of countenance

taking down a peg or two

taking the wind out of your sails

settling someone's hash

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

bringing discredit to

putting someone in their place

dragging through the mire

libeling^US

libelling^UK

tarring and feathering

showing in a bad light

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

bad-mouthing

doing a hatchet job on

putting in a bad light

blemishing

dragging down

bringing dishonour to

blackening the name of

getting the better of

having the last laugh on

getting one's comeuppance

popping one's balloon

putting one away

making eat dirt

cutting to the quick

making one feel small

bringing down a peg

making someone feel ashamed

making uncomfortable

forcing to eat humble pie

lowering the status of

minimizing^US

reducing the status of

minimising^UK

putting in one's place

casting aspersions on

disesteeming

blackening someone's name

bringing into disfavour

letting wind out of sails

knocking the stuffing out of

reducing to the ranks

making a landing with

landing

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Verb

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Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

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Present participle for to insult, tease, make fun of or badger

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Present participle for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

Verb

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Present participle for blush, make rosy

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