embarrass
Make someone blush
To embarrass is to make someone feel self-conscious, awkward, or ashamed, usually in front of others: Don't embarrass me in front of my friends.
The feeling can range from mild discomfort to acute mortification.
You can also embarrass yourself through your own actions.
Extended uses describe situations that create difficulty or inconvenience: The leak embarrassed the administration.
Financial embarrassment means being short of money.
Cause severe embarrassment
- humiliateCause painful shame
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- degradationDecline in condition
indignity · loss of face · public exposure · caught out · exposed · revealed · outed · unmasked
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
sheepish · red-faced · tongue-tied · disconcerted · uneasy · abashed · chagrined · humiliated
Facial reddening from emotion
- flushSame suit, five cards
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- cheeksFacial side surfaces
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
scarlet · heat · sweating · stammering · fidgeting · averting eyes · nervous laugh · voice cracking
mortify
Cause severe embarrassment
degradation · indignity · loss of face · public exposure · caught out · exposed · revealed · outed · unmasked · laid bare
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
mortified · sheepish · red-faced · tongue-tied · disconcerted · uneasy · abashed · chagrined · humiliated · cringe
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
crimson · scarlet · heat · sweating · stammering · fidgeting · averting eyes · nervous laugh · voice cracking
faux pas
Social misstep or indiscretion
mistake · blooper · flub · goof · clanger · bungle · snafu · indiscretion · solecism · foot-in-mouth
tease
Mock playfully
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- call outPublicly confront or summon
put on the spot · expose · prank · roast · heckle · taunt · bring up · remind · reveal
- tricky spellingsaccommodate, acknowledge, acquaintance, acquire, bureau
- discouraging actionsdeter, dissuade, daunt, dishearten, demoralize
- degradebelittle, demean, humiliate, degrade, debase
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- bring downbring down, take down, pull down, tear down, knock down
- outdo someoneoutshine, outclass, outdo, eclipse, surpass
- embarrassing momentSocially awkward incident
- embarrassment of richesOverwhelming surplus of desirable things
- secondhand embarrassmentCringing for another person
- vicarious embarrassmentDiscomfort from others' awkwardness
- social embarrassmentShame before others
- fear of embarrassmentAnxiety about humiliation
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