v. Function: verb
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress FF1C; bawdy stories embarrassed her FF1E;
Synonyms: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, rattle; compare DISCOMPOSE 1
Related Words: 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