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abashment
[uh-bash] 
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abashment
[uh-bash]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embarrassment |
| Synonyms: | chagrin, confusion, discomfiture, discomposure, distress, mortification, shame |
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
| Synonyms: | abashment, ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, discomposure, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, emotional upset, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, untidiness, upheaval, uproar, wilderness |
| Antonyms: | calm, clarity, composure, method, order, organization, orientation, system |
| Main Entry: | discomfiture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embarrassment, frustration |
| Synonyms: | abashment, agitation, beating, chagrin, comedown, confusion, conquest, defeasance, defeat, demoralization, descent, disappointment, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, disquiet, failure, humiliation, overthrow, perturbation, rout, ruin, shame, undoing, unease, uneasiness, upset, vanquishment, vexation |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yielding |
| Main Entry: | shame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disgrace, embarrassment |
| Synonyms: | abashment, bad conscience, blot, chagrin, compunction, confusion, contempt, contrition, degradation, derision, discomposure, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, infamy, irritation, loss of face, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pang, pudency, remorse, reproach, scandal, self-disgust, self-reproach, self-reproof, shamefacedness, skeleton in the cupboard, smear, stigma, stupefaction, treachery |
| Antonyms: | honor, pride, respect |
| Main Entry: | bashfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | modesty |
| Synonyms: | abashment, humility, reservation, reserve, sheepishness, shyness, timidity |
| Antonyms: | boldness, confidence, pride |
| Main Entry: | egg on one's face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humiliation |
| Synonyms: | abashment, chagrin, embarrassment, look foolish, mortification, red face, self-consciousness, shame |
| Main Entry: | prostration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | submission |
| Synonyms: | abashment, collapse, powerlessness, stupefaction, submissiveness |
| Main Entry: | discomposure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitation |
| Synonyms: | abashment, confusion, discombobulation, discomfiture, disorder, distraction, embarrassment, perturbation, uneasiness |
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