discomfits
Causes uneasy embarrassment
Discomfits is the third-person singular of discomfit, meaning to make someone uneasy, embarrassed, or frustrated.
The word originally meant to defeat utterly in battle, but modern usage centers on causing discomfort or thwarting plans: Her pointed question discomfits him every time.
The unexpected audit discomfits the accounting department.
Cause severe embarrassment
- abashCause acute discomfort
- humiliateCause painful shame
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
fluster · nonplus · discompose · ruffle · unsettle · faze · rattle · throw
mortify
Cause severe embarrassment
chagrin · fluster · nonplus · discompose · ruffle · unsettle · faze · rattle · throw · wrong-foot
perturb
To disturb deeply
trouble · agitate · dismay · discompose · bewilder · disorient · shake · upset · jolt · startle
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
best · outmaneuver · foil · thwart · frustrate · checkmate · outflank · outwit · humiliate · overcome
discomfitsaids
Supportive tools or resources
assists · strengthens · supports · reinforces · rallies