36 entries under embarrassing topic. ×

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subdue(verb, shame, humiliation, lessening, detraction)
8
lower(verb, shame, humiliation, lessening, detraction)
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abase(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
5
degrade(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
4
abash(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
4
base(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
4
bemean(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
4
blister(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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break(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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chagrin(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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chasten(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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confound(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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confuse(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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conquer(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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crush(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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debase(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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demean(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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denigrate(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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deny(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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depress(verb, shame, humiliation, detraction)
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APASmart Define. (2015). downplay thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/downplay/thesaurus/related
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "downplay thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/downplay/thesaurus/related (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, downplay thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/downplay/thesaurus/related>.
MLASmart Define. "downplay thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/downplay/thesaurus/related>