3
backwardness(noun, restraint)
3
lowliness(noun, flattery, modesty, servility, submissiveness)
3
shrinking
3
timorousness(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, nervousness)
2
apprehension(noun, reserve, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
2
awkwardness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
2
clumsiness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
2
coldness
2
confusion(noun, difficulty, shame, mess, mistake)
2
decency(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty)
2
discretion(reserve, shyness, diffidence)
2
doubt
2
mousiness
2
reservation(noun, modesty, timidity, shyness)
2
reticence(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, nervousness)
2
retiringness(noun, restraint)
2
self-abasement(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
2
selflessness(noun, modesty)
2
shame(noun, difficulty, confusion, mess, embarrassment)
2
submissiveness(noun, flattery, modesty, servility, sycophancy)
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