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Shyness

The quality or state of being shy.

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Timidity 76% connected

The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

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Shy 74% connected

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shy 74% connected

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abandon noun · 77% connection

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"

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Abashment noun · 77% connection

feeling embarrassed due to modesty

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Abhorrence noun · 77% connection

hate coupled with disgust

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Affect noun · 77% connection

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

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ambivalence noun · 77% connection

mixed feelings or emotions

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Anger noun · 77% connection

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

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Attachment noun · 77% connection

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

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Complex noun · 77% connection

(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

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Dread noun · 77% connection

fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

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Electra complex noun · 77% connection

a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father

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Electricity noun · 77% connection

keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

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Empathy noun · 77% connection

understanding and entering into another's feelings

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Fatigue noun · 77% connection

(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watchin…

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Favour noun · 77% connection

a feeling of favorable regard

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frisson noun · 77% connection

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

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Fulfilment noun · 77% connection

a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

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Good will noun · 77% connection

the friendly hope that something will succeed

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Goodwill noun · 77% connection

the friendly hope that something will succeed

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