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72 entries under shyness topic. ×
| timidity(noun, anxiety, uncertainty, fear, lack) | |
| humbleness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery) | |
| modesty(noun, control, restraint, lack, reserve) | |
| humility(noun, lack, reserve, simplicity, virtue) | |
| bashfulness(noun, lack, reserve, simplicity, virtue) | |
| hesitation(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| doubt(noun, anxiety, uncertainty, fear, lack) | |
| apprehension(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| fear(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| prudery(reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility) | |
| fearfulness(noun, fear, nervousness, timidity) | |
| reserve(noun, control, anxiety, restraint, uncertainty) | |
| timorousness(noun, lack, reserve, nervousness, flattery) | |
| coyness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence) | |
| self-effacement(noun, restraint, reserve, simplicity, virtue) | |
| demureness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence) | |
| constraint(noun, control, restraint, lack, reserve) | |
| hesitancy(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| meekness(noun, lack, reserve, simplicity, virtue) | |
| reluctance(noun, control, difficulty, anxiety, confusion) |
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