verb
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
bawdy stories embarrassed her
Synonyms: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, rattle; compare discompose 1
Related Word: agitate, bother, discompose, flurry, fluster, perturb; nonplus; chagrin, distress, vex; queer
Idioms: put on the spot, put to the blush
Contrasted words: calm, relieve, soothe