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(Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
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- (Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
- To make or become nervous or upset.
- (By extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.
To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
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- To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
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- To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
- (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
- To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
To exhaust or weaken with strain of any sort
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- To exhaust or weaken with strain of any sort
- To cause discomfort to; trouble
- To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.
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- To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.
- To disturb; disconcert
To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
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- To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
- To give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
- To cause difficulty or trouble to:
To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
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- To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
- To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
- To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
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- To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
- To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
- To upset the composure of; embarrass; confuse
To cause to feel chagrin; embarrass or distress
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- To cause to feel chagrin; embarrass or distress
To put into a state of disorder.
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- To put into a state of disorder.
- (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
- To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
(Archaic) To defeat in battle; vanquish.
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- (Archaic) To defeat in battle; vanquish.
- To frustrate the plans or expectations of
- To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
To make uncomfortable; distress.
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- To make uncomfortable; distress.
- To cause discomfort to; distress
To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
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- To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
- To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
- To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
To secure ratlines to (shrouds).
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- To secure ratlines to (shrouds).
- To provide with ratlines
To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
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- To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
- To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
- To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes
To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
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- To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
- To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
- To break in on; interrupt
To put in a nonplus; bewilder
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- To put in a nonplus; bewilder
- (Usage Problem) To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
- To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
To cause to become confused or perplexed.
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- To cause to become confused or perplexed.
- To fail to distinguish; mix up:
- To make (something bad) worse:
To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something):
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- To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something):
- (Intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
- To worry or trouble, esp. with petty annoyances; harass, pester, etc.
To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
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- To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
- To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:
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- To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:
- To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.
- To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.
To make an effort; take pains; bother
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- To make an effort; take pains; bother
- To cause mental agitation to; worry; harass; perturb; vex
- To pester, annoy, tease, bother, etc.
To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
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- To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
- To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
- To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
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- To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
- (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
- To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
To move in a quick, flustered way
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- To move in a quick, flustered way
- To confuse; agitate
- To move or come down in a flurry.
To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.
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- To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.
- To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
- To cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of
To make ashamed or embarrassed; disconcert
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- To make ashamed or embarrassed; disconcert
- To put out of countenance; disconcert.
- To refuse approval or support to; discourage
To make speechless by shocking; amaze; astonish
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- To make speechless by shocking; amaze; astonish
- To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound.
- To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
To cause to feel shame; make ashamed
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- To cause to feel shame; make ashamed
- To cause to feel ashamed to the point of doing something:
- I do shame / To think of what a noble strain you are. "” Shakespeare.
To hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify
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- To hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify
- To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect:
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Alternative form of make a monkey out of.
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- Alternative form of make a monkey out of.
To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
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- To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
- To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
- To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
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- To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
- To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:
compose
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encourage
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assure
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hinder
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To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
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- To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
To cause to feel chagrin; embarrass or distress
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- To cause to feel chagrin; embarrass or distress
To make (something bad) worse:
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- To make (something bad) worse:
- Used in mild curses:
- To cause to become confused or perplexed.
To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
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- To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
- (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
- To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
(Archaic) To defeat in battle; vanquish.
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- (Archaic) To defeat in battle; vanquish.
- To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
- To frustrate the plans or expectations of
To make uncomfortable; distress.
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- To make uncomfortable; distress.
- To cause discomfort to; distress
To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
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- To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
- To upset the composure of; embarrass; confuse
- To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
To view or treat with disfavor.
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- To view or treat with disfavor.
- To put out of countenance; disconcert.
- To refuse approval or support to; discourage
To disturb; disconcert
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- To disturb; disconcert
- To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.
To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.
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- To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.
- To cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of
- To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
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- To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
- To twist or become twisted together.
To involve in difficulty
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- To involve in difficulty
- To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
- To cause to be tangled or confused; complicate
To draw or hold within itself; include
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- To draw or hold within itself; include
- To engage (oneself) in a love affair:
- To relate to or affect:
To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
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- To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
- To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
To tangle or complicate.
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- To tangle or complicate.
- To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.
- (Archaic) To become complicated or tangled
To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
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- To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
- To utter or give vent to with a snarl
- To become tangled or confused.
(Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
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- (Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
- To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
- To be or become entangled.
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Synonym Study
- Rattle and faze are less formal equivalents for disconcert , but the former emphasizes emotional agitation, and the latter is most commonly used in negative constructions danger does not faze him
- To disconcert is to cause someone to lose self-possession quickly, resulting in confusion or mental disorganization his interruptions were disconcerting
- Discomfit implies a frustration of plans or expectations and often connotes a resultant feeling of discomposure or humiliation
- Abash implies a sudden loss of self-confidence and a growing feeling of shame or inadequacy I stood abashed at his rebukes
- To embarrass is to cause to feel ill at ease so as to result in a loss of composure embarrassed by their compliments
Find another word for embarrass. In this page you can discover 67 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for embarrass, like: fluster, abash, confuse, distress, faze, vex, worry, make blush, disconcert, chagrin and discompose.
