Sheepishness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness. uncountable
  2. 2
    feeling embarrassed about yourself wordnet

Synonyms

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reticenceshamefacednessshamefacednessshyness

Etymology

From sheepish + -ness.

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