| disgrace | | |
| n. (state) | 1. disgrace, ignominy, shame | a state of dishonor.; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" |
| ~ dishonor, dishonour | a state of shame or disgrace.; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" |
| ~ humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect. |
| ~ obloquy, opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse. |
| ~ odium | state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior. |
| ~ reproach | disgrace or shame.; "he brought reproach upon his family" |
| v. (social) | 2. attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame | bring shame or dishonor upon.; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" |
| ~ befoul, maculate, defile, foul | spot, stain, or pollute.; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down | reduce in worth or character, usually verbally.; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" |
| ~ abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| ~ reduce | lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation.; "She reduced her niece to a servant" |
| ~ dehumanise, dehumanize | deprive of human qualities.; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" |
| v. (communication) | 4. discredit, disgrace | damage the reputation of.; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| embarrassment | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. embarrassment | the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public. |
| ~ shame | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt. |
| ~ self-consciousness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness | embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you. |
| ~ shamefacedness, sheepishness | feeling embarrassed about yourself. |
| ~ chagrin, mortification, humiliation | strong feelings of embarrassment. |
| ~ discombobulation, confusion | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused. |
| ~ abashment, bashfulness | feeling embarrassed due to modesty. |
| ~ discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment | anxious embarrassment. |
| n. (state) | 2. embarrassment | the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy).; "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments" |
| ~ emotional state, spirit | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection).; "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" |
| n. (event) | 3. embarrassment | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed.; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. embarrassment, overplus, plethora, superfluity | extreme excess.; "an embarrassment of riches" |
| ~ excessiveness, inordinateness, excess | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits. |
| ~ redundance, redundancy | the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" |
| humiliation | | |
| n. (state) | 1. humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect. |
| ~ disgrace, ignominy, shame | a state of dishonor.; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" |
| ~ abasement, abjection, degradation | a low or downcast state.; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. chagrin, humiliation, mortification | strong feelings of embarrassment. |
| ~ embarrassment | the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public. |
| n. (event) | 3. humiliation, mortification | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect.; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
| ~ case, instance, example | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| n. (act) | 4. abasement, humiliation | depriving one of self-esteem. |
| ~ degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state). |
| ~ comedown | decline to a lower status or level. |
| ignominy | | |
| embarrass | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. abash, embarrass | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious. |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| v. (social) | 2. block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| ~ stonewall | obstruct or hinder any discussion.; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" |
| ~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ filibuster | obstruct deliberately by delaying. |
| ~ check | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey. |
| ~ hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury. |
| ~ bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" |
| put off | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | hold back to a later time.; "let's postpone the exam" |
| ~ reschedule | assign a new time and place for an event.; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment" |
| ~ call off, cancel, scrub, scratch | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" |
| ~ delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required.; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
| ~ call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.; "call a football game" |
| ~ hold | stop dealing with.; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" |
| ~ suspend | render temporarily ineffective.; "the prison sentence was suspended" |
| ~ probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence. |
| ~ reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. put off, turn off | cause to feel intense dislike or distaste. |
| ~ repel, repulse | be repellent to; cause aversion in. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. dishearten, put off | take away the enthusiasm of. |
| ~ discourage | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| ~ befuddle, confound, bedevil, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" |
| ~ fluster | cause to be nervous or upset. |
| ~ bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled. |
| ~ distract, deflect | draw someone's attention away from something.; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" |
| ~ abash, embarrass | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious. |
| v. (communication) | 5. circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).; "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
| ~ beg | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" |
| ~ quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
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