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poverty(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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predicament(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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puzzle(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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quagmire(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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quandary(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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rigorousness(laboriousness, strenuousness)
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scrape(noun, trouble, confusion, pain)
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shame(noun, confusion, mess, embarrassment)
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snag(noun, trouble, confusion, pain)
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stew(noun, upset, trouble, bother)
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strain(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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strait(noun, trouble, confusion, pain)
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strenuousness(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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struggle(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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stumbling block(noun, expression, trouble, pain)
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tangle(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion)
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timidity(noun, confusion, shame, mess)
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tribulation(noun, trouble, pain, struggle)
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uncertainty(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
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unease(noun, anxiety, confusion, shame)
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APASmart Define. (2015). awkwardness thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/awkwardness/thesaurus/synonyms
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