Reverse Dictionary: EMBARRASS

ADJECTIVES
1816 — OUTDONE put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1843 — CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded → Amer. dial.
1843 — SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered → Amer. dial.
1883 — SHAME shy, ashamed, embarrassed → Amer. dial., chiefly African-American
1892 — HACKED embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered → Amer. dial.
..20C — BADLY DONE embarrassed → Irish sl.
1916 — DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1924 — PLAGUED — PLAGUED OUT embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1930 — ON THE HACK embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1936 — CHAWED UP embarrassed, confused; surprised → Amer. dial.
1950 — HACKED TO THE CROKER SACK extremely humiliated or embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1960 — ABARESKIN embarrassing .. US homosexual sl.
1968 — CUT embarrassed → Amer. dial.
1970 — HACKED OFF embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered → Amer. sl.
1970 — RAGGEDY unprepared; embarrassed → US sl. (Bk.)
1977 — CRINGEWORTHY causing feelings of acute embarrassment or distaste → Brit. colloq,
1980 — SCARLET highly embarrassed → Irish sl.
1985 — FACED humiliated, embarrassed → US students; sl.
1990 — CRUNCHY embarrassed → US students’ sl.
1995 — BEET RED extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc. → US sl. (Bk.)
1996 — BARRO embarrassing → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
1572 — IN SUDS in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity → obs.
1603 — IN THE SUDS in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity → obs.
1888 — AW SHUCKS! expressing surprise, exasperation, genial self-deprecation, or gratified embarrassment → colloq.
..20C — CAUGHT WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN said of a person caught doing something which he ought not to be doing, or ought to be doing in private
1905 — CROWDING THE MOURNERS putting some further embarrassment upon a person already labouring under difficulties → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1930 — IT’LL GIVE YOU THE SQUIRMS it will horribly embarrass or irritate you →
1980 — PARTY FOUL! that was a blunder! how embarrassing! → US students’ sl.
1998 — PICK UP YOUR FACE response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing → teen sl. (Bk.)
1999 — IT’S MOMENTS LIKE THESE YOU NEED MINTIES! used in embarrassing situations → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS
1513 — CUMBER trouble, distress, embarrassment, inconvenience → obs.
1595 — CUMBERMENT hindrance, embarrassment, entanglement
1652 — IMPESTERMENT an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance → obs.
1710 — TITUBATION faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment
..19C — PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble → Eng. dial.
1825 — CADDLE — KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment → Eng. dial.
1828 — MONKEYSHINES foolish antics; embarrassing behaviour → US sl.
1835 — HACK a state of embarrassment, confusion or defeat → Amer. dial.
1866 — DIABLES — DIBLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes → Eng. dial.
1877 — CORBIES’ NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation → Sc. 
1877 — CRAW’S NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation → Sc. 
1900 — FEAGUE an embarrassment, a predicament → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — PALINODE agitation, embarrassment → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1959 — HORROR SHOW an occasion or experience that is embarrassing, disgusting, frightening, disastrous, or the like; anything unpleasant → Amer. sl.
1972 — EMBARRISHMENT embarrassment → Amer. dial.
1973 — DOWN TROU a lowering of one’s trousers in public, esp. in order to insult or amuse people; also, an embarrassment or humiliation → NZ
1979 — FACE an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone → Amer. students’ sl.
1984 — CRINGE acute embarrassment or awkwardness → colloq.
2008 — DUMPSTER FIRE a chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation; an embarrassing spectacle; a debacle, a shambles, a mess

NOUNS – PERSON
1930 — FLAMER a clumsy, embarrassing, or highly unpleasant person → sl.
1958 — CLOSET CASE a socially inept, embarrassing or unattractive person → US students’ sl.

VERBS
1340 — TAGIL — TAGLE — TAGYL  to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber → obs.
1340 — TANGLE to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. → obs.
1484 — IMPEACH to embarrass or trouble oneself → obs.
1555 — BE IN A BOX to be in a fix, to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation; to be in a dilemma
1601 — IMPESTER o entangle, to embarrass, to encumber → obs.
1654 — FLOUNDER to cause to flounder; to confound, to embarrass → obs.
1699 — BLUE to embarrass, to disconcert → sl. obs.
1789 — DEBARRASS to disembarrass; to disencumber from anything that embarrasses
1794 — DEAVE to worry, to bother, to embarrass, to confuse → Sc. & Eng. dial.  
1800 — BORE to ridicule, to humiliate, to embarrass → Amer. dial.
..19C — BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass → sl.
1825 — HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything → Sc.
1829 — HORNSWOGGLE to embarrass, to disconcert, to confuse → colloq., orig. US
.M19 — EAT DIRT — EAT DIRT PIE to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing → sl.
.M19 — EAT DUST to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing → sl.
1851 — FEAGUE to embarrass, to encumber → Eng. dial.
1865 — TAIGLE — TEAGLE to ‘catch’ or entangle in talk; to embarrass → Sc.
1868 — CRINGE to wince in embarrassment or distaste → colloq.
1871 — GRAVEL to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate → Amer. dial.
1893 — SHOW UP to put to shame; to embarrass → colloq.
1895 — JAB to ‘shut up’, to embarrass → Eng. dial.
1898 — TANGLE UP to embarrass → Sc.
..L19 — FLUNK to embarrass someone by an indiscreet remark → sl.
..L19 — HELL-HACK to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass → sl.
..20C — BE CAUGHT HOLDING ONE’S DICK to be caught in an embarrassing or generally disadvantageous situation → US sl.
1908 — CHEW to embarrass, to put someone down → Amer. dial.
1908 — HACK to embarrass, to annoy, to disconcert, to tease → Amer. dial.
1914 — LOOK DOWN ONE’S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone → Amer. dial.
1922 — BE CAUGHT WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN to be surprised in an embarrassing situation; to be caught off guard → colloq.
1923 — PLAGUE to embarrass; to annoy; to confuse → Amer. dial.
1928 — HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1934 — SET DOWN to embarrass, to humble, to rebuke, to defeat → Amer. dial.
1940 — COB to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1950 — FACE to humble, to embarrass, to humiliate → Amer. sl.
1952 — DATTER to confuse, to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1952 — GOG to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1952 — PUT ONE UNDER HACK to embarrass, to tease → Amer. dial.
1959 — TEAR UP to upset, to anger, to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1960 — COON to embarrass → Amer. dial.
1964 — CROAK to become embarrassed → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1967 — BLUFF to faze, to disconcert someone; to totally embarrass somebody and throw him off balance → Amer. dial.
1967 — PUT ONE OUT ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one → Amer. dial.
1967 — SET ONE ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one → Amer. dial.
1970 — BURN ONE’S MIND to embarrass; to bring down to size → US high school sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SCREAM ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly → Amer. sl.
1970 — SCRUNCHEL to leave, hopefully unnoticed, after an embarrassing moment → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1972 — SCREAM to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly → Amer. sl.
1974— GET EGG ON ONE’S FACE to come out of an affair, esp. political or commercial, badly, and hence, to suffer loss, humiliation and embarrassment; to make a fool of oneself through presumption or lack of judgement
1980 — DO ONESELF to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself → US sl.
1980 — SALT UP to cause trouble for; to place in a difficult or embarrassing situation → US students’ sl.
1980 — SCREAM COLD ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly → Amer. sl.
1990 — BURN UP to be embarrassed, irritated, or angry → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1990 — CALL — CALL OUT to embarrass → US students’ sl.
1999 — DROP A BRICK – to make a social blunder; to import embarrassing information, usually unintentionally → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 — DROP A CLANGER to make a social blunder; to import embarrassing information, usually unintentionally → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
to ‘catch’ or entangle in talk; to embarrass → 1865 Sc.