Social Awkwardness

adjective showing embarrassment or lack of self-confidence

• After making a mistake in the meeting, Sarah looked sheepish as she apologized to her colleagues.
• When caught red-handed, Tom had a sheepish grin on his face.
• He had a sheepish look on his face when he got caught sneaking out of the house.
• The politician's sheepish response to the scandal only made matters worse.

verb to cause someone to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

• Her mistake abashes her in front of the entire board of directors.
• He abashes easily when he's put on the spot.
• She totally abashes herself when trying to impress her crush.
• The beauty of the sunset never fails to abash me with its splendor.