To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed

• mortify

  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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• faze

  1. To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

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  1. To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

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• discountenance

  1. To view or treat with disfavor.
  2. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  3. Disfavor or disapproval.

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  1. To view or treat with disfavor.
  2. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  3. Disfavor or disapproval.

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• disconcert

  1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
  2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

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  1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
  2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

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• discomfort

  1. Mental or bodily distress.
  2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  3. To make uncomfortable; distress.

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  1. Mental or bodily distress.
  2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  3. To make uncomfortable; distress.

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• discomfit

  1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
  2. To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  3. Discomfiture.

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  1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
  2. To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  3. Discomfiture.

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• confuse

  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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• confound

  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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• chagrin

  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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• abash

  1. To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.

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  1. To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.

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To make complex, intricate, or perplexing

• tangle

  1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl:
  2. To catch or ensnare in an intertwined or confused mass:
  3. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:

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  1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl:
  2. To catch or ensnare in an intertwined or confused mass:
  3. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:

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• snarl

  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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• ravel

  1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.
  2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.
  3. To tangle or complicate.

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  1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.
  2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.
  3. To tangle or complicate.

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• perplex

  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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• involve

  1. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
  2. To relate to or affect:
  3. To cause to burn; spread to:

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  1. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
  2. To relate to or affect:
  3. To cause to burn; spread to:

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• entangle

  1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass:
  2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
  3. To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.

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  1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass:
  2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
  3. To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.

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• complicate

  1. To make or become complex or perplexing.
  2. To twist or become twisted together.
  3. Complex, intricate, and involved.

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  1. To make or become complex or perplexing.
  2. To twist or become twisted together.
  3. Complex, intricate, and involved.

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To upset mentally

• put out of face

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• put out of countenance

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• make-a-monkey-of

  1. Alternative form of make a monkey out of.

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  1. Alternative form of make a monkey out of.

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• discombobulate

  1. To throw into a state of confusion.

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  1. To throw into a state of confusion.

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• put-to-the-blush

  1. To cause to blush with shame; to put to shame.

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  1. To cause to blush with shame; to put to shame.

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• put on the spot

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• put in a hole

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• make blush

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• humiliate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect:

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect:

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• shame

  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. Respect for propriety or morality:
  3. A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.

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  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. Respect for propriety or morality:
  3. A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.

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• dumbfound

  1. To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound.

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  1. To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound.

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• discountenance

  1. To view or treat with disfavor.
  2. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  3. Disfavor or disapproval.

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  1. To view or treat with disfavor.
  2. To put out of countenance; disconcert.
  3. Disfavor or disapproval.

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• mortify

  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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• flurry

  1. A brief, light snowfall.
  2. A sudden gust of wind.
  3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

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  1. A brief, light snowfall.
  2. A sudden gust of wind.
  3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

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• perturb

  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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• distract

  1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
  2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:

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  1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
  2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:

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• trouble

  1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation:
  3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty:

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  1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation:
  3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty:

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• worry

  1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
  2. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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  1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
  2. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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• vex

  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• puzzle

  1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:

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  1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:

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• perplex

  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• confound

  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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• nonplus

  1. To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
  2. To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
  3. A state of bewilderment or perplexity.

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  1. To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder.
  2. To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
  3. A state of bewilderment or perplexity.

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• bewilder

  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
  2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient:

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  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
  2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient:

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• faze

  1. To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

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  1. To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• distress

  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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• agitate

  1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
  2. To upset; disturb:
  3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.

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  1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
  2. To upset; disturb:
  3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.

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• rattle

  1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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  1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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• upset

  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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• discomfort

  1. Mental or bodily distress.
  2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  3. To make uncomfortable; distress.

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  1. Mental or bodily distress.
  2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  3. To make uncomfortable; distress.

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• confuse

  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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• discomfit

  1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
  2. To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  3. Discomfiture.

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  1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
  2. To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  3. Discomfiture.

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• discompose

  1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  2. To put into a state of disorder.

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  1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  2. To put into a state of disorder.

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• chagrin

  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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• abash

  1. To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.

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  1. To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.

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• fluster

  1. To make or become nervous or upset.
  2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.

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  1. To make or become nervous or upset.
  2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.

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• disconcert

  1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
  2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

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  1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
  2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

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To hinder

• hamper

  1. To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:
  2. Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship.

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  1. To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:
  2. Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship.

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• obstruct

  1. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder:
  3. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).

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  1. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder:
  3. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).

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• keep back

  1. to hold back, refuse to give or share
  2. to restrict or restrain
  3. to prevent (a pupil) to advance in a course

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  1. to hold back, refuse to give or share
  2. to restrict or restrain
  3. to prevent (a pupil) to advance in a course

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