· cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Synonym(s): abash
Hypernym(s): upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
· hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Synonym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid