shyness Synonyms

diffidence bashfulness reserve coyness timidity skittishness unpretentiousness distrustfulness reclusiveness awkwardness lack of pride reservedness mortification timid taciturnity submissiveness self-effacement lack of confidence unobtrusiveness unassertiveness timorousness timidness tentativeness sheepishness shamefacedness retiringness mousiness inferiority complex shame self-consciousness self-abasement humbleness hesitation hesitancy embarrassment discomfiture demurity demureness cowardice constraint confusion humility inhibition reticence restraint reservation prudery poltroonery modesty meekness