Synonyms and antonyms of To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed in American Thesaurus

embarrass (verb)

to make someone feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid in a social situation

humiliate (verb)

to make someone feel very embarrassed and ashamed

shame (verb)

to make someone feel guilty or embarrassed

inhibit (verb)

to make someone feel too embarrassed or not confident enough to behave or speak in a normal way

tease (verb)

to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way

degrade (verb)

to treat someone in a way that makes them stop respecting themselves or that makes other people stop respecting them

crush (verb)

to make someone feel disappointed, embarrassed, or upset

wither (verb)

to make someone feel silly or ashamed

show up (British)

British to behave in a way that makes someone who you are with feel embarrassed

make someone’s toes curl ()

to make someone feel extremely embarrassed

chasten (verb)

formal to make someone feel ashamed or less confident

discomfit (verb)

literary to make someone feel embarrassed

fluster (verb)

to make someone feel confused, embarrassed, or nervous

lay a guilt trip on someone (informal)

informal to make someone feel guilty about something

name and shame ()

to publish embarrassing facts about a person or organization, especially in order to persuade them to change their behavior or policies

prick (verb)

to cause or experience a guilty or embarrassed feeling, when you know you are doing something wrong

put someone on the spot ()

to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer

put someone/something to shame ()

to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison

rag on ()

to say things in order to make someone feel embarrassed, usually in a friendly way

razz (verb)

Americanspoken to make someone feel embarrassed by making an insulting joke about them

rib (verb)

old-fashioned to joke about someone in a friendly way that makes them slightly embarrassed

shame (verb)

to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison

shame into ()

to make someone feel so guilty or embarrassed that they do what you want

wrong-foot (verb)

British to put someone in a difficult or embarrassing situation by doing or saying something unexpected