Bashfulness and Pompousness

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Bashfulness noun - Feeling embarrassed due to modesty.

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Pompousness is an antonym for bashfulness.

Pompousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

Usage example: offended by the pompousness of the minor official

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Bashfulness is an antonym for pompousness.

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