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embarrassverb to throw into a state of self-conscious distressthe modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, put off, put out, unhinge, unsettle, upsetdebase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, queer, shame calm, comfort, console, relieve, soothebuoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, heartenassure, reassure to create difficulty for the work or activity ofa lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization clog, cramp, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrainbind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tiearrest, brake, delay, retain, retardbarricade, block, blockade, roadblockbog (down), mirechoke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocatebaffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwartderail, disrupt, sabotagemuzzle, repress, suppressconfine, hedge (in), hem (in) cramp one's style, give a hard time aid, assist, facilitate, help clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstopfree, liberate, release, untieloosen, smoothencourage, further, promote to make complex or difficultclaims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state complex, complexify, complicate, entangle, perplex, sophisticate develop, elaborate, expandintensify, magnifyconfound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddlesnarl, tangle simplify, streamline abbreviate, cut, shortenease, facilitatedisentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangleoversimplify embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle mean to distress by confusing or confounding.embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action.The question embarrassed her so much she couldn't answer discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion.Hecklers discomfited the speaker abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority.abashed by her swift and cutting retort disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy.disconcerted by finding so many in attendance rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment.rattled by all the television cameras in 1578 |