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Puzzlement vs Abashment - What's the difference?

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Puzzlement is a related term of abashment.


As nouns the difference between puzzlement and abashment

is that puzzlement is the confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment while abashment is the state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame .

puzzlement

English

Noun

  • The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment
  • A puzzle.
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    abashment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.

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