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Embarrassment

A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.

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Abashment 76% connected

The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.

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Bashfulness 76% connected

The quality of being bashful.

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Chagrin 76% connected

Vexation; mortification.

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Confusion 76% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Discomfiture 76% connected

The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.

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Discomposure 76% connected

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

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Disconcertion 76% connected

The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation.

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Humiliation 76% connected

The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.

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Mortification 76% connected

The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified

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Redundance 76% connected

Alt. of Redundancy

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Redundancy 76% connected

The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

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Self-consciousness 76% connected

The quality or state of being self-conscious.

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Uneasiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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Excess 76% connected

The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or pr…

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Shame 76% connected

A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of t…

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Trouble 76% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Abash 74% connected

To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame…

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Abash 74% connected

To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame…

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Superfluous 74% connected

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.

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Superfluous 74% connected

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.

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Overplus 92% connected

That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus.

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Plethora 92% connected

Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds…

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Superfluity 92% connected

A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth.

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