3
inefficacy(noun, innocence)
3
inexperience(noun, innocence)
3
mortification(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
3
perplexity(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
3
stiffness
3
unawareness(noun, innocence)
3
unfamiliarity(noun, innocence)
3
ungainliness(noun, insensitivity, roughness, uselessness, inelegance)
3
unsuitableness(noun, bother, disturbance, hindrance, untimeliness)
3
vulgarity(noun, vulgarity, inelegance)
2
annoyance(noun, bother, disturbance, hindrance, untimeliness)
2
barbarism(noun, vulgarity, inelegance)
2
bashfulness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
2
constraint(anxiety, shame, nervousness, embarrassment, restlessness)
2
disadvantage(noun, bother, disturbance, hindrance, untimeliness)
2
discomfiture(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
2
disquiet(noun, anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
2
gaucheness(noun, unease, discomfort)
2
hardness(noun, difficulty, toughness)
2
hindrance(noun, upset, trouble, bother, difficulty)
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