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To embarrass or make ashamed

To disconcert or cause to be flustered

To offend the moral feelings of

Verb

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To embarrass or make ashamed

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

make someone eat humble pie

cut down to size

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

bring low

put someone in their place

settle someone's hash

take the wind out of your sails

get the better of

have the last laugh on

get one's comeuppance

make someone feel ashamed

force to eat humble pie

put out of countenance

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

drag through the mire

bastardize^US

scandalize^US

demoralize^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

dehumanise^UK

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

marginalize^US

dehumanize^US

marginalise^UK

scandalise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

abandon one's principles

knock the stuffing out of

let wind out of sails

criticize^US

criticise^UK

ruin the reputation of

destroy someone's credibility

disesteem

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

blacken someone's name

look down one's nose at

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“When he tripped and fell in front of the entire class, it did not abash him. Instead, he simply laughed it off as if it hadn't happened.”

Verb

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To disconcert or cause to be flustered

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

put someone off their stroke

put out of countenance

subdue

awe

terrify

set someone back on their heels

put someone off their stride

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

make someone scratch their head

put out

take by surprise

stop someone in their tracks

take the wind out of your sails

cause to be at a stand

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

buffalo

fuddle

cause someone to lose their composure

devastate

pull the rug from under

impress

excite

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

blind someone with something

take your breath away

balk^US

baulk^UK

dampen the spirits of

dampen someone's hopes

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

fill with consternation

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

hurt somebody's feelings

give someone the hump

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drive you up the wall

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

mess with someone's head

make a mess of

interfere with

rub you up the wrong way

cause confusion in

get in your hair

make cross

drive round the twist

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

set someone's teeth on edge

make somebody's hackles rise

get on the wrong side of

ruffle one's feathers

make an enemy of somebody

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

weigh heavily on one's mind

tyrannize^US

scare the bejesus out of

barrack

heckle

tyrannise^UK

stir

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare the living daylights out of

wear

mau-mau

put the fear of God into

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

make teeth chatter

scare someone half to death

make one's hair stand on end

throw into a fright

scare off

throw into a blue funk

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

break up

intrude on

muck up

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“The presence of the strangers did not abash her in the least.”

Verb

▲

To offend the moral feelings of

appal^UK

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

appall^US

paralyse^UK

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

paralyze^US

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

completely surprise

knock for six

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

sting

vex

hurt somebody's feelings

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

intimidate

boggle the mind

put someone's nose out of joint

make one's hair stand on end

agonize^US

agonise^UK

knock over with feather

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

make someone's hair stand on end

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

mess with someone's head

knock down with a feather

oppress

sweep someone off their feet

tread on someone's toes

make someone feel sick

cause offence to

make one's flesh creep

be repulsive to

make shudder

make flesh crawl

make someone's skin crawl

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

make someone feel nauseous

make your gorge rise

make someone want to throw up

give someone the hump

ruffle one's feathers

make somebody's hackles rise

get up someone's nose

rattle someone's cage

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

criticise^UK

criticize^US

give the cold shoulder

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

rattle someone's chain

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

castigate

work into lather

cause anguish to

drive round the twist

drive round the bend

drive you up the wall

set one's teeth on edge

belabor^US

minimize^US

belabour^UK

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

attack somebody's dignity

drag through the mire

speak ill of

cast a slur on

cast slur on

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

treat disrespectfully

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