Self-conscious distress

• abashment

  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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• chagrin

  1. A feeling of embarrassment or distress because one has failed or been disappointed
  2. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:

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  1. A feeling of embarrassment or distress because one has failed or been disappointed
  2. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:

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• confusion

  1. (Psychology) Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.
  2. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  3. Embarrassment

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  1. (Psychology) Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.
  2. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  3. Embarrassment

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• discomfiture

  1. Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
  2. Frustration or disappointment.
  3. A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

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  1. Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
  2. Frustration or disappointment.
  3. A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

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• discomposure

  1. The state of being discomposed.
  2. Absence of composure.

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  1. The state of being discomposed.
  2. Absence of composure.

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A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate

• excess

  1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:
  2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus:
  3. Intemperance; overindulgence:

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  1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:
  2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus:
  3. Intemperance; overindulgence:

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• excessiveness

  1. The property of being excessive.

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  1. The property of being excessive.

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• exorbitance

  1. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.
  2. A large excess.
  3. Excessiveness, as of price or amount.

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  1. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.
  2. A large excess.
  3. Excessiveness, as of price or amount.

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• extravagance

  1. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness
  2. A going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess
  3. An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech

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  1. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness
  2. A going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess
  3. An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech

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• extravagancy

  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  2. Something extravagant.
  3. Extravagance.

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  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  2. Something extravagant.
  3. Extravagance.

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• extravagantness

  1. The quality of being extravagant.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The quality of being extravagant.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• overabundance

  1. A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess:
  2. An excess of that which is needed or is appropriate
  3. More than an abundance; superfluity; excess

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  1. A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess:
  2. An excess of that which is needed or is appropriate
  3. More than an abundance; superfluity; excess

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• plethora

  1. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
  2. An abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it
  3. The state of being too full; overabundance; excess

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  1. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
  2. An abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it
  3. The state of being too full; overabundance; excess

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• superabundance

  1. An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.

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  1. An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.

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• superfluity

  1. The quality or state of being superfluous; in excess or overabundance.
  2. A quantity or number beyond what is needed; excess; superabundance
  3. Overabundance; excess.

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  1. The quality or state of being superfluous; in excess or overabundance.
  2. A quantity or number beyond what is needed; excess; superabundance
  3. Overabundance; excess.

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• superfluousness

  1. The state or quality of being superfluous.

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  1. The state or quality of being superfluous.

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• surfeit

  1. Overindulgence, esp. in food or drink
  2. An excessive amount.
  3. Discomfort, disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety

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  1. Overindulgence, esp. in food or drink
  2. An excessive amount.
  3. Discomfort, disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety

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The condition of being embarrassed

• confusion

  1. (Psychology) Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.
  2. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  3. Embarrassment

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  1. (Psychology) Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.
  2. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  3. Embarrassment

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• chagrin

  1. A feeling of embarrassment or distress because one has failed or been disappointed
  2. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:

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  1. A feeling of embarrassment or distress because one has failed or been disappointed
  2. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:

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• mortification

  1. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.
  2. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  3. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.

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  1. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.
  2. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  3. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.

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• discomfiture

  1. Frustration or disappointment.
  2. Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
  3. A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

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  1. Frustration or disappointment.
  2. Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
  3. A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

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• shame

  1. (--- Psychiatry) A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.
  2. A tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
  3. Respect for propriety or morality:

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  1. (--- Psychiatry) A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.
  2. A tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
  3. Respect for propriety or morality:

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• humiliation

  1. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  2. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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  1. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  2. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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• abashment

  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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  1. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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• discomposure

  1. The state of being discomposed.
  2. Absence of composure.

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  1. The state of being discomposed.
  2. Absence of composure.

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• discomfort

  1. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  2. Mental or bodily distress.
  3. Lack of comfort; uneasiness; inconvenience

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  1. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
  2. Mental or bodily distress.
  3. Lack of comfort; uneasiness; inconvenience

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• disconcertment

  1. Disconcertedness

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  1. Disconcertedness

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• disconcertion

  1. Anxious embarrassment

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  1. Anxious embarrassment

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• bashfulness

  1. The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.

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  1. The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.

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• self-consciousness

  1. The awareness of the self as an entity.
  2. Shyness. A feeling of unease in social situations.

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  1. The awareness of the self as an entity.
  2. Shyness. A feeling of unease in social situations.

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• shyness

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• timidity

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• inhibition

  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought
  3. (--- Biology) The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

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  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought
  3. (--- Biology) The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

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• awkwardness

  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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• perplexity

  1. Something that is perplexed, or complicated
  2. Something that perplexes:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion

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  1. Something that is perplexed, or complicated
  2. Something that perplexes:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion

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• distress

  1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
  2. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  3. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:

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  1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
  2. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  3. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:

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• fluster

  1. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
  2. The condition of being flustered

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  1. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
  2. The condition of being flustered

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• flurry

  1. A sudden, brief rush of wind; gust
  2. A brief fluctuation in stock market prices or increase in trading
  3. A sudden confusion or commotion

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  1. A sudden, brief rush of wind; gust
  2. A brief fluctuation in stock market prices or increase in trading
  3. A sudden confusion or commotion

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• shamefacedness

  1. The characteristic of being shamefaced.

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  1. The characteristic of being shamefaced.

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• egg on one's face

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• discombobulation

  1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.

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  1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.

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• stew

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.
  2. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.
  3. (Informal) Mental agitation:

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  1. A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.
  2. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.
  3. (Informal) Mental agitation:

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Anything that embarrasses

• mistake

  1. (Baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place
  2. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  3. A fault in understanding, perception, interpretation, etc.

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  1. (Baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place
  2. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  3. A fault in understanding, perception, interpretation, etc.

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• blunder

  1. A foolish or stupid mistake
  2. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.

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  1. A foolish or stupid mistake
  2. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.

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• faux-pas

  1. A social blunder.
  2. A social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark
  3. An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.

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  1. A social blunder.
  2. A social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark
  3. An embarrassing or tactless blunder (especially used in social situations and contexts); a misstep.

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• awkwardness

  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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• clumsiness

  1. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

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  1. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

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• indebtedness

  1. All debts totalled.
  2. The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
  3. State of owing money; being in debt.

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  1. All debts totalled.
  2. The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
  3. State of owing money; being in debt.

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• uncertainty

  1. Something uncertain:
  2. (Statistics) The estimated amount or percentage by which an estimated or calculated value may differ from the true value.
  3. (Uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

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  1. Something uncertain:
  2. (Statistics) The estimated amount or percentage by which an estimated or calculated value may differ from the true value.
  3. (Uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

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• gaucherie

  1. Awkwardness; tactlessness
  2. Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness.
  3. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.

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  1. Awkwardness; tactlessness
  2. Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness.
  3. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.

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• hindrance

  1. The act of hindering:
  2. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
  3. The state or act of hindering something

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  1. The act of hindering:
  2. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
  3. The state or act of hindering something

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• poverty

  1. The condition or quality of being poor; indigence; need
  2. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  3. Renunciation made by a member of a religious order of the right to own property.

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  1. The condition or quality of being poor; indigence; need
  2. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
  3. Renunciation made by a member of a religious order of the right to own property.

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• impecuniosity

  1. The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness

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  1. The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness

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• destitution

  1. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.
  2. The state of being destitute; esp., abject poverty
  3. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.

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  1. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency.
  2. The state of being destitute; esp., abject poverty
  3. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty.

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• distress

  1. A state of danger or trouble; bad straits
  2. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  3. (Law) The act of distraining or seizing goods to compel payment or other satisfaction for a debt or other duty owed; distraint.

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  1. A state of danger or trouble; bad straits
  2. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  3. (Law) The act of distraining or seizing goods to compel payment or other satisfaction for a debt or other duty owed; distraint.

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• difficulties

  1. (Colloquial) a series of frustrations
  2. Plural form of difficulty

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  1. (Colloquial) a series of frustrations
  2. Plural form of difficulty

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• involvement

  1. The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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  1. The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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• intricacy

  1. Something intricate; involved matter, proceeding, etc.
  2. Something intricate:
  3. That which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot.

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  1. Something intricate; involved matter, proceeding, etc.
  2. Something intricate:
  3. That which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot.

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• obligation

  1. The constraining power of a promise, contract, law, or sense of duty:
  2. The state, fact, or feeling of being indebted to another for a special service or favor received:
  3. A debt instrument, such as a loan, mortgage, or bond.

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  1. The constraining power of a promise, contract, law, or sense of duty:
  2. The state, fact, or feeling of being indebted to another for a special service or favor received:
  3. A debt instrument, such as a loan, mortgage, or bond.

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• crude action

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• stupid action

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• indiscretion

  1. An indiscreet act or remark
  2. Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
  3. Lack of discretion, or good judgment; imprudence

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  1. An indiscreet act or remark
  2. Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
  3. Lack of discretion, or good judgment; imprudence

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• default

  1. (--- Computers) A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator:
  2. (Comput.) A preset choice, setting, etc. for automatic use as by a program when no other is specified by a user
  3. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:

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  1. (--- Computers) A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator:
  2. (Comput.) A preset choice, setting, etc. for automatic use as by a program when no other is specified by a user
  3. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:

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• debt

  1. An obligation or liability to pay or render something to someone else:
  2. Something owed, such as money, goods, or services:
  3. Financial instruments, such as bonds, mortgages, and loans, that represent a claim to payment and rights of creditorship:

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  1. An obligation or liability to pay or render something to someone else:
  2. Something owed, such as money, goods, or services:
  3. Financial instruments, such as bonds, mortgages, and loans, that represent a claim to payment and rights of creditorship:

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• awkward situation

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• predicament

  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical

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  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical

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• dilemma

  1. Any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives
  2. Any serious problem
  3. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.

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  1. Any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives
  2. Any serious problem
  3. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.

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• puzzle

  1. (Archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
  2. A toy or problem for testing cleverness, skill, or ingenuity; often, specif., jigsaw puzzle
  3. A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.

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  1. (Archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
  2. A toy or problem for testing cleverness, skill, or ingenuity; often, specif., jigsaw puzzle
  3. A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.

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• perplexity

  1. Something that perplexes:
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion

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  1. Something that perplexes:
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion

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• tangle

  1. (Informal) A fight, quarrel, or argument
  2. A jumbled or confused state or condition:
  3. An intertwisted, confused mass of things, as string, branches, etc.; snarl

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  1. (Informal) A fight, quarrel, or argument
  2. A jumbled or confused state or condition:
  3. An intertwisted, confused mass of things, as string, branches, etc.; snarl

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• strait

  1. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water:
  2. Difficulty; distress
  3. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need:

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  1. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water:
  2. Difficulty; distress
  3. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need:

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• pinch

  1. An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger:
  2. An emergency situation:
  3. Difficulty or hardship:

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  1. An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger:
  2. An emergency situation:
  3. Difficulty or hardship:

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• quandary

  1. A state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma

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  1. A state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma

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• plight

  1. A solemn pledge, as of faith.
  2. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
  3. A condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation

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  1. A solemn pledge, as of faith.
  2. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
  3. A condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation

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• fix

  1. The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.
  2. An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.
  3. A clear determination or understanding:

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  1. The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.
  2. An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.
  3. A clear determination or understanding:

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• hot-seat

  1. (Informal) A position in which one is subjected to extreme stress or discomfort, as by excessive criticism.
  2. (By extension) any stressful situation
  3. (Informal) Any difficult position subjecting a person to harassment, criticism, or stress

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  1. (Informal) A position in which one is subjected to extreme stress or discomfort, as by excessive criticism.
  2. (By extension) any stressful situation
  3. (Informal) Any difficult position subjecting a person to harassment, criticism, or stress

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• hot water

  1. Trouble; difficulty:
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see hot,‎ water.
  3. (Informal) Trouble; difficulty

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  1. Trouble; difficulty:
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see hot,‎ water.
  3. (Informal) Trouble; difficulty

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• pickle

  1. A chemical bath used to clear metal of scale, preserve wood, etc.
  2. (Informal) An awkward or difficult situation; plight
  3. (Informal) A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight.

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  1. A chemical bath used to clear metal of scale, preserve wood, etc.
  2. (Informal) An awkward or difficult situation; plight
  3. (Informal) A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight.

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• skeleton-in-the-closet

  1. A shameful secret.

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  1. A shameful secret.

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