Meaning & use
bashfulness
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the quality of being shy or easily embarrassed, especially in social situations
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The new student's bashfulness made it hard for her to speak up in class at first.
He overcame his bashfulness enough to ask her to dance.
A note on using this word
It comes from the older word 'bash,' meaning to be confused or embarrassed, unrelated to the modern verb 'bash' meaning to hit.
Words with a similar meaning
shynesstimidity
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Words with an opposite meaning
boldnessconfidence
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