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  • 71discomfiture — noun I admit we were somewhat amused by his discomfiture Syn: embarrassment, unease, uneasiness, awkwardness, discomfort, discomposure, abashment, confusion, agitation, nervousness, disorientation, perturbation, distress; chagrin, mortification,… …

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  • 72discomposure — noun she laughed to cover her discomposure Syn: agitation, discomfiture, discomfort, uneasiness, unease, confusion, disorientation, perturbation, distress, nervousness; anxiety, worry, consternation, disquiet, disquietude; embarrassment,… …

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  • 73grand — adj Grand, magnificent, imposing, stately, majestic, august, noble, grandiose are comparable when they mean large, handsome, dignified, and impressive. They vary somewhat in the emphasis which they respectively place on these qualities, and they… …

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  • 74reverence — n 1 *honor, homage, deference, obeisance Analogous words: piety, devotion, fealty, loyalty, *fidelity: esteem, respect, *regard, admiration 2 veneration, worship, adoration (see under REVERE) Analogous words: fervor, ardor, zeal, * …

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  • 75confusion — n 1. disarray, disorganization, disarrangement, derangement, confusedness; jumble, mess, Inf. stew, huddle.Scot. Inf. guddle, mix up, snafu,//?/ foul up, Sl. ballup, Brit. Si. balls up. 2. disorder, upheaval, turmoil, moil, tumult, Brit. Dial.… …

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  • 76diffidence — n timidity, timorousness, apprehension, faint heartedness, diffidentness; bashfulness, shyness, abashment, coyness, demureness; embarrassment, sheepishness; lack of self confidence, insecurity, reluctance, hesitancy, doubtfulness, backwardness;… …

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  • 77discomfiture — n 1. rout, beating, drubbing, trouncing; defeat, repulse, conquest, vanquishment, overthrow; subjugation, subdual. 2. frustration, rebuff, ruination, undoing, spoiling, miscarriage, abortion; disappointment, failure, non success. 3. confusion,… …

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  • 78embarrassment — n 1. chagrin, shame, abashment, disconcertment, disconcertion, discomposure, discomfort, uncomfortableness, uneasiness, self consciousness, awkwardness, bashfulness, clumsiness, perturbation, bewilderment. 2. predicament, dilemma, bind, no win… …

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  • 79insecurity — n 1. instability, weakness, frailty, pre cariousness, danger, jeopardy, hazard, peril, risk, riskiness, chancefulness, chanciness. 2. vulnerability, susceptibility, assailableness, defense lessness; exposure, openness to attack, imperilment. 3.… …

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  • 80mortification — n 1. humiliation, humble pie, humbled pride; shame, disgrace, dishonor, reproach, disrepute, disreputation, ill repute, bad repute, disfavor, disapproval, disapprobation, discountenance, obloquy, loss of face; degradation, debasement, abasement,… …

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