Thesaurus / embarrass
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He’s still working out his identity as a writer, and thus far that identity has been well-intentioned celeb turned author who hasn’t embarrassed himself.
DAVID DUCHOVNY WANTS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS A NOVELIST. HIS NEW BOOK MAKES A GOOD CASE.MARK ATHITAKISFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI made a good living and I’m embarrassed to say that I never really loved it, but now, let’s backtrack.
DANICA PATRICK ON WHY SHE NEVER LOVED RACING AND HER POST-TRACK CAREERJOSHUA EFERIGHEJANUARY 30, 2021OZYMiss Manners has always disliked the public ranking of donors, apparently intended to embarrass the smaller ones into buying their way into a higher category.
MISS MANNERS: SKIP THE ‘YOU’RE WELCOME’ EMAILJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINJANUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThese elite schools should be embarrassed by their graduates who have committed sedition and they must take action in response if they are to save their reputations.
HARVARD, STANFORD, YALE: DENOUNCE SEDITION OF YOUR GRADUATESPETER ROSENSTEINJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThis revelation embarrassed Democratic members of the committee.
TED CRUZ’S PROPOSED ELECTION COMMISSION CAN ONLY HURT THE COUNTRYSTUART MACKAYJANUARY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWe give Kansas City a 60 percent chance here, but it would be a great opportunity for Buffalo to reassert itself as a legitimate contender after being embarrassed by the Titans.
THE NFC EAST IS HISTORICALLY BAD. HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET?NEIL PAINE (NEIL.PAINE@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTMinisters deprecated the motion as tending to embarrass the administration, and defeat the very end for which it was proposed.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANAs we approached Pomeroy the militia began to embarrass our march by felling trees and erecting barricades across the roads.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSJane, the elder sister, was the more dignified and it was therefore easier to embarrass her.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REEDThe first questions must never perplex or embarrass the pupil, for they are very important.
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WORDS RELATED TO EMBARRASS
- abash
- agitate
- baffle
- balk
- bewilder
- bug
- confound
- demoralize
- disarrange
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discompose
- discountenance
- disturb
- embarrass
- faze
- fluster
- foul up
- frustrate
- get to
- hinder
- nonplus
- perplex
- perturb
- psych out
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- ruffle
- take aback
- throw off balance
- trouble
- unbalance
- undo
- unsettle
- upset
- upset apple cart
- worry
- abashing
- agitating
- baffling
- balking
- bewildering
- bugging
- confounding
- demoralizing
- disarranging
- discombobulating
- discomfiting
- discomposing
- discountenancing
- disturbing
- embarrassing
- fazing
- flustering
- foul up
- frustrating
- getting to
- hindering
- nonplussing
- perplexing
- perturbing
- psyching out
- putting off
- puzzling
- rattling
- ruffling
- taking aback
- throwing off balance
- troubling
- unbalancing
- undoing
- unsettling
- upset apple cart
- upsetting
- worrying
- abash
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- bewilder
- bother
- chill
- confound
- daunt
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dispirit
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- foul up
- frighten
- get to
- horrify
- louse up
- mess up
- muck up
- mystify
- nonplus
- paralyze
- perplex
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- scare
- screw up
- shake
- snafu
- take aback
- terrify
- terrorize
- throw
- throw into a tizzy
- unhinge
- unnerve
- upset
- abashed
- affrighted
- agitated
- alarmed
- appalled
- bewildered
- bothered
- chilled
- confounded
- daunted
- discomfited
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- disillusioned
- dispirited
- disquieted
- distressed
- disturbed
- dumbfounded
- embarrassed
- fazed
- flummoxed
- flustered
- foul up
- frightened
- got to
- horrified
- loused up
- mess up
- mucked up
- mystified
- nonplussed
- paralyzed
- perplexed
- put off
- puzzled
- rattled
- scared
- screwed up
- shook
- snafued
- terrified
- terrorized
- threw
- threw into a tizzy
- took aback
- unhinged
- unnerved
- upset
- abashing
- affrighting
- agitating
- alarming
- appalling
- bewildering
- bothering
- chilling
- confounding
- daunting
- discomfiting
- discomposing
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- disheartening
- disillusioning
- dispiriting
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- dumbfounding
- embarrassing
- fazing
- flummoxing
- flustering
- foul up
- frightening
- getting to
- horrifying
- lousing up
- mess up
- mucking up
- mystifying
- nonplussing
- paralyzing
- perplexing
- putting off
- puzzling
- rattling
- scaring
- screwing up
- shaking
- snafuing
- taking aback
- terrifying
- terrorizing
- throwing
- throwing into a tizzy
- unhinging
- unnerving
- upsetting
- blocking
- charging
- clogging
- cramping
- discommoding
- embarrassing
- hampering
- handicapping
- hanging up
- hindering
- hog-tying
- holding up
- impeding
- incommoding
- inconveniencing
- lading
- loading
- making difficult
- obstructing
- oppressing
- overburdening
- overloading
- retarding
- saddling
- saddling with
- slowing down
- taxing
- trammelling
- weighing down
- weighting
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