abashment
Cheeks turning red
Abashment is the state of feeling embarrassed, disconcerted, or self-conscious, typically because of something that has exposed a fault or put one in an awkward position.
It suggests a loss of composure or confidence rather than deep shame.
Her abashment was evident when she realized she'd been talking about the host within earshot.
The word appears more often in literary contexts than in everyday speech.
Intense shame or embarrassment
- sheepishnessTimid embarrassment after wrongdoing
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- flusterAgitated confusion
discomfort · red-faced · chagrin · confusion · unease · nervousness · awkwardness · stammer
Loss of dignity
contrition · ignominy · degradation · stigma · reproach · self-reproach · penitence · repentance
State of being flustered
- perturbationState of being unsettled
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- consternationAnxious amazement causing paralysis
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
unsettled · nonplussed · fazed · thrown · perplexed · confounded · disquiet · agitation
mortification
Intense shame or embarrassment
- sheepishnessTimid embarrassment after wrongdoing
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
fluster · discomfort · red-faced · chagrin · confusion · unease · nervousness · awkwardness · stammer · flustered
humiliation
Loss of dignity
remorse · contrition · ignominy · degradation · stigma · reproach · self-reproach · penitence · repentance · regret
disconcertment
State of being flustered
- perturbationState of being unsettled
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- consternationAnxious amazement causing paralysis
rattled · unsettled · nonplussed · fazed · thrown · perplexed · confounded · disquiet · agitation · disturbance
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
abashmentcomposure
Emotional self-control
poise · self-possession · aplomb · equanimity · coolness
abashmentpride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
confidence · self-confidence · self-assurance · shamelessness · boldness
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