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timidity(noun, anxiety, uncertainty, fear, lack)
14
humbleness(noun, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
12
modesty(noun, control, restraint, lack)
11
humility(noun, lack, simplicity, virtue)
9
bashfulness(noun, lack, simplicity, virtue)
9
hesitation(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
9
shyness(noun, control, restraint, lack)
8
doubt(noun, anxiety, uncertainty, fear, lack)
8
apprehension(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
fear(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
prudery(simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility)
6
timorousness(noun, lack, nervousness, flattery)
5
coyness(noun, control, restraint, silence)
5
self-effacement(noun, restraint, simplicity, virtue)
4
demureness(noun, control, restraint, silence)
4
constraint(noun, control, restraint, lack)
4
hesitancy(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
meekness(noun, lack, simplicity, virtue)
4
reluctance(noun, control, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
4
timidness(noun, lack, nervousness, timidity)
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