discomfit

/diss-KUM-fit/verb

to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed

The blunt question discomfited the entire panel.
Synonyms
unsettle, disconcert, embarrass
Antonyms
reassure, comfort
Memory hook
discomfit: comfort undone.

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