abashment

  • 61shame — Synonyms and related words: abasement, abash, abashment, abomination, apologies, atrocity, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bad, besmirch, bitterness, blacken, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bully, burning shame,… …

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  • 62uneasiness — Synonyms and related words: Faustianism, abashment, agitation, all overs, angst, anguish, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves,… …

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  • 63chagrin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mortification, vexation. See dejection, disappointment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mortification, humiliation, dismay, vexation; see embarrassment 1 , shame 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY …

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  • 64discomfiture — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Frustration] Syn. disappointment, rout, beating; see defeat 3 , disappointment 1 . 2. [Embarrassment] Syn. chagrin, confusion, humiliation; see confusion 2 , embarrassment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Self conscious… …

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  • 65discomposure — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disturbance, agitation, perturbation, discomfiture; see confusion 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Self conscious distress: abashment, chagrin, confusion, discomfiture, embarrassment. See PAIN …

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  • 66sheepishness — n. embarrassment, abashment; meekness, docility …

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  • 67abash — verb [usu. as adjective abashed] cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Derivatives abashment noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. abaiss ; cf. OFr. esbaiss , esbair, from es utterly + bair astound …

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  • 68confusion — n. 1. Confusedness, disorder, disarrangement, derangement, disarray, jumble, chaos, anarchy. 2. Tumult, turmoil, commotion, ferment, stir, agitation. 3. Distraction, perplexity, embarrassment, bewilderment, astonishment. 4. Shame, mortification,… …

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  • 69embarrassment — n. 1. Perplexity, difficulty, entanglement. 2. Trouble, distress, vexation, plague. 3. Confusion, abashment …

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  • 70shame — I. n. 1. Abashment, mortification, confusion, humiliation. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, derision, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, contempt, odium, scandal, degradation, discredit. 3. Reproach, disgrace, scandal, dishonor. 4. Decency,… …

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