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Causing great humiliation or mortification

Awkward in nature, causing embarrassment or unease

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

Unpleasant or disgusting to the senses

Offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

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

Present participle for to bring or cause shame or humiliation to

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

Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

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

Present participle for to appear or turn red or pink in color

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Adjective

Causing great humiliation or mortification

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

Adjective

Awkward in nature, causing embarrassment or unease

discountenancing

causing discomfort

fraught with danger

playing with fire

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

hanging by a thread

easier said than done

energy-consuming

Russian roulette

like herding cats

on slippery ground

emotionally draining

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

Characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation or anxiety

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

life-threatening

unfavourable^UK

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

anxiety provoking

heart-wrenching

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Adjective

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

uncomplimentary

unaccommodating

difficult to handle

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

anxiety provoking

strictly for the birds

beyond the pale

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Adjective

Unpleasant or disgusting to the senses

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

beyond the pale

very unpleasant

ill-favoured^UK

very disgusting

strong-smelling

strictly for the birds

unfavourable^UK

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

unpleasant to breathe

unfit to breathe

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Adjective

Offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless

near the knuckle

beyond the pale

unsophisticated

close to the bone

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

low-down-and-dirty

lowdown and dirty

sexually arousing

sexually exciting

sexually suggestive

low-down and dirty

lacking in propriety

straightforward

like a bull in a china shop

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Adjective

Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

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Adjective

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

hysterically funny

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

killingly funny

tongue-in-cheek

too funny for words

screamingly funny

extremely amusing

tongue in cheek

a barrel of laughs

pulling one's leg

outrageously funny

a laugh a minute

in good spirits

without a care in the world

mincingly clever

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of vim and vigour

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

as merry as a grig

as lively as a grig

in seventh heaven

on top of the world

as pleased as Punch

in high spirits

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

floating on air

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

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Adjective

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

worthy of scorn

feather-brained

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

beyond all reason

out of all reason

out in left field

inconsequential

out of the ordinary

incomprehensible

ill-thought-out

dead from the neck up

counterintuitive

self-contradictory

out of the question

not making sense

mentally incompetent

taking the cake

unsubstantiated

devoid of intelligence

as thick as two short planks

wet behind the ears

not tightly wrapped

out of this world

won't hold water

not to be considered

without foundation

beyond the bounds of possibility

over-optimistic

foolishly optimistic

head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

without rhyme or reason

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Verb

Present participle for to bring or cause shame or humiliation to

dishonouring^UK

discountenancing

putting to shame

cutting down to size

making a fool of

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg

causing to lose face

making someone eat humble pie

taking down a peg or two

causing to feel small

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

reflecting badly on

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

bringing shame on

giving a black eye

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

putting someone in their place

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

bringing shame upon

giving a bad name to

tarring and feathering

bringing shame to

showing in a bad light

settling someone's hash

doing a number on

giving a bad name

ripping up and down

casting a slur on

making lose face

doing a hatchet job on

flinging mud at

slinging mud at

running smear campaign

speaking ill of

spreading scandal about

putting in a bad light

bringing dishonour to

taking the wind out of your sails

getting the better of

blackening the name of

having the last laugh on

getting one's comeuppance

taking to pieces

making someone feel ashamed

making uncomfortable

cutting to the quick

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

bringing down a peg

popping one's balloon

putting one away

making eat dirt

showing in bad light

making a monkey of

making a fool out of

making a monkey out of

putting out of countenance

lowering the status of

detracting from

trivializing^US

underestimating

treating lightly

trivialising^UK

bastardizing^US

demoralizing^US

picking holes in

dehumanising^UK

reducing the status of

marginalising^UK

casting aspersions on

bastardising^UK

demoralising^UK

look down one's nose at

marginalizing^US

dehumanizing^US

making light of

making little of

putting in one's place

letting wind out of sails

knocking the stuffing out of

lowering oneself

debasing oneself

lowering yourself

demeaning oneself

debasing yourself

blackening someone's name

bringing into disfavour

pouring scorn on

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

lowering in rank

lowering in status

reducing to the ranks

kicking downstairs

making a landing with

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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

Present participle for to fluster or disturb the composure of

discountenancing

making uncomfortable

making self-conscious

putting out of countenance

catching one short

giving a bad time

giving a hard time

making a monkey of

putting in a hole

putting in a spot

putting on the spot

throwing into a tizzy

discombobulating

throwing off balance

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

setting someone back on their heels

putting someone off their stride

catching off balance

rattling one's cage

making someone scratch their head

knocking for six

knocking sideways

causing to be at a stand

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing into tizzy

throwing into a tizz

knocking the stuffing out of

putting into a flap

putting on edge

putting the wind up

sending into a spin

filling with consternation

turning on the heat

taking by surprise

stopping someone in their tracks

upsetting the applecart

causing someone to lose their composure

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

catching unawares

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

Verb

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

interfering with

short-circuiting

getting in the way

throwing a spanner in the works

cramping one's style

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

putting a brake on

getting in the way of

giving a hard time

inconveniencing

standing in the way of

dragging your feet

preventing from making progress

putting straitjacket on

throwing monkey wrench in

putting a crimp in

setting limits on

imposing limits on

neutralizing^US

putting at a disadvantage

neutralising^UK

placing at a disadvantage

tiing one's hands

putting out of commission

giving disadvantage

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

making difficult

putting on brakes

stemming the flow of

putting paid to

putting the kibosh on

giving the run around

putting on hold

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

nipping in the bud

putting a stop to

putting an end to

defending against

procrastinating

circumnavigating

steering clear of

bringing to an end

dissuading from

keeping waiting

cracking down on

playing for time

putting the stopper on

counterplotting

throwing cold water on

bringing to a standstill

bringing to screeching halt

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the lid on

heading off at pass

getting in before

second-guessing

beating someone to the draw

getting ahead of

providing against

beating someone to the punch

stealing a march on

beating someone to it

straitjacketing

causing to wait

causing to stay

making impossible

strangling at birth

tying someone's hands

taking wind out of

keeping from happening

getting bogged down

putting the damper on

throwing a curve

standing in the way

keeping within the limits of

keeping in check

bringing to end

bringing to a halt

employing delaying tactics

destabilizing^US

slackening pace

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

demoralizing^US

taking wind out of sails

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

causing setback

destabilising^UK

demoralising^UK

dragging through the mud

kicking the can down the road

queering the pitch of

clipping one's wings

poking full of holes

letting down flaps

putting the brakes on

hitting the brakes

resisting attack

holding the line

holding the fort

closing one's doors to

keeping at arm's length

working against

making a mess of

putting at risk

bringing to naught

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

playing havoc with

blowing a hole in

putting on the back burner

taking a rain check on

holding in abeyance

putting in cold storage

laying on the table

giving rain check

bringing to a close

bringing to a stop

blowing the whistle on

putting a cork in

pulling the plug on

clamping down 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

Present participle for to make something more complex

muddying the waters

making difficult

making difficulties

rendering unintelligible

making more difficult

making complicated

making intricate

setting hurdles

discombobulating

making a mess of

rendering uncertain

misrepresenting

throwing into disorder

muddying the waters of

throwing a veil over

throwing up smoke screen

clouding the issue

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

Verb

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

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

hacking you off

getting on your nerves

giving someone grief

getting your back up

getting under your skin

putting your back up

giving a hard time

driving bananas

getting in your hair

giving a bad time

discountenancing

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

giving offence to

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

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

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

causing to panic

causing anxiety

getting on one's nerves

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Verb

Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

Verb

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

Verb

Present participle for to appear or turn red or pink in color

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