embarrass
English Thesaurus
1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion)
2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
hyponym | : | stonewall, |
definition | : | obstruct or hinder any discussion (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | filibuster, |
definition | : | obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | check, |
definition | : | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | hang, |
definition | : | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | bottleneck, |
definition | : | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (verb.social) |
3. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | embarrassment, |
definition | : | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed (noun.event) |
4. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
derivation | : | obstruction, |
definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stymie, stymy, |
definition | : | a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | blockage, obstruction, |
definition | : | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state) |
5. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | embarrassment, |
definition | : | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed (noun.event) |
6. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
derivation | : | obstruction, |
definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | stymie, stymy, |
definition | : | a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | blockage, obstruction, |
definition | : | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state) |
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