embarrass
verb
to make someone feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid in a social situation
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To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
inhibit
verb
to make someone feel too embarrassed or not confident enough to behave or speak in a normal way
tease
verb
to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
degrade
verb
to treat someone in a way that makes them stop respecting themselves or that makes other people stop respecting them
show up
to behave in a way that makes someone who you are with feel embarrassed
make someone’s toes curl
to make someone feel extremely embarrassed
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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