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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause displeasure |
| Synonyms: | abash, annoy, confuse, crush, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, displease, disquiet, dissatisfy, embarrass, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, vex |
| Antonyms: | delight, make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discourage, frustrate |
| Synonyms: | abash, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, blast, blight, chagrin, chill, circumvent, cloud, confound, dampen, disappoint, discomfort, dismay, dispirit, foil, nip, ruin, spoil, thwart |
| Main Entry: | disappoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sadden, dismay; frustrate |
| Synonyms: | abort, baffle, balk, bring to naught, bungle, cast down, chagrin, circumvent, come to nothing, dash, dash hopes, deceive, delude, disconcert, disenchant, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, dissatisfy, dumbfound, embitter, fail, fall down on, fall flat, fall short of, foil, founder, hamper, hinder, leave in the lurch, let down, miscarry, mislead, not show, put out, ruin prospects, stand up, tease, thwart, torment, vex |
| Antonyms: | delight, excite, make happy, please, satisfy |
| Main Entry: | discountenance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embarrass, disconcert |
| Synonyms: | abash, chagrin, confuse, discomfit, discompose, faze, humiliate, rattle, shame |
| Main Entry: | displease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make unhappy |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, cap, chagrin, cool, curdle, cut to the quick, disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, disgust, disoblige, dissatisfy, enrage, exasperate, fret, frustrate, gall, hurt, incense, irk, irritate, nettle, offend, perplex, pique, play dirty, provoke, put out, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sound, turn off, upset, vex, wing*, worry, zing |
| Antonyms: | appease, calm, compose, delight, humor, make happy, please, satisfy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embarrass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause mental discomfort |
| Synonyms: | abash, agitate, annoy, bewilder, bother, bug, catch one short, chagrin, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, distress, disturb, dumbfound, faze, fluster, give a bad time, give a hard time, hang up, irk, let down*, make a monkey of, mortify, nonplus, perplex, perturb, plague, put in a hole, put in a spot, put on the spot, put out of countenance, puzzle, rattle, shame, show up, stun, tease, throw, throw into a tizzy, upset |
| Antonyms: | comfort, gladden, help, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry, be annoyed |
| Synonyms: | affront, agonize, anguish, bleed, bother, brood, carp, carry a heavy load, chafe, chagrin, distress oneself, eat one's heart out, fume, fuss, get into a dither, grieve, lose sleep over, mope, pother, stew, sweat it out, take on, torment, upset oneself |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, soothe |
| Main Entry: | humble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shame, put down |
| Synonyms: | abase, abash, bemean, break, bring down, cast down, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, crush*, cut to the quick, debase, deflate, degrade, demean, demote, deny, discomfit, discredit, disgrace, embarrass, hide, humiliate, lower*, make eat dirt, make one feel small, mortify, overcome, pop one's balloon, pull down, put away, put one away, put to shame, reduce, silence, sink, snub, squash, squelch, strike dumb, subdue, take down a peg, take down, upset |
| Antonyms: | build up, praise, promote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | humiliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embarrass, put down |
| Synonyms: | abase, abash, base, bemean, blister, break, bring down, bring low, cast down, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, conquer, crush*, cut down to size, debase, degrade, demean, denigrate, deny, depress, discomfit, discountenance, disgrace, dishonor, downplay, humble, lower, make a fool of, make ashamed, mortify, pan, play down, put out of countenance, put to shame, rip*, run down, shame, shoot down, slam*, smear, snub, squash, subdue, take down a peg, take down, tear down, vanquish, wither |
| Antonyms: | build up, elevate, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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