6
indiscretion(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
bashfulness(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
chagrin(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
distress(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
mortification(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
predicament(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
puzzle(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
quandary(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
tangle(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
5
uneasiness(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
3
nausea(noun, quality, disgust, revolt, distaste)
3
objection(noun, quality, disgust, revolt, distaste)
3
painfulness
2
blushing(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
2
complexity
2
destitution
2
indebtedness
2
mess
1
nauseousness(noun, quality, disgust, revolt, distaste)
1
inhibition(noun, state, situation, embarrassment, unease)
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