12
indignity(noun, feeling, slight, abuse, scorn)
12
ridicule(noun, verb, action, crush, annoy)
12
shamefacedness(noun, feeling, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment)
11
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, cut)
11
derision(noun, feeling, slight, abuse, scorn)
11
loss of face(noun, expression, idiom, feeling, confusion)
10
abase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
10
tarnish(noun, verb, activity, hurt, slight)
10
confound(verb, action, upset, trouble, crush)
10
pang(noun, trouble, feeling, care, pain)
10
pudency(noun, feeling, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment)
10
self-reproof(noun, feeling, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment)
10
stupefaction(noun, feeling, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment)
10
take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, upset)
10
treachery(noun, feeling, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment)
9
bad conscience(noun, expression, feeling, disgrace, dishonor)
9
confusion(noun, upset, feeling, difficulty, mess)
9
discomposure(noun, upset, feeling, difficulty, confusion)
9
discountenance(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
9
irritation(noun, trouble, feeling, care, pain)
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