Another word for shyness
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Noun
An awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others
- The quality of being retiring.
- The property of being coy.
- The state of being backward.
- reluctance.
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Another word for shyness
Noun
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- Acute nervousness associated with performing or speaking before an audience.
- the quality or state, or an instance, of being reticent; reserve
- A lack of security, uncertainty
- The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability
- The state or quality of being nervous.
- The state of being backward.
- reluctance.
- Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
- The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
- The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.
- The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
- The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.
- The state or quality of being demure.
- The property of being coy.
- The property of being timorous.
- The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
- Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior:
- The state of being unostentatious or moderate in size, quantity, or range:
- To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose:
- To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
- To keep or secure for oneself; retain:
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