Synonyms

Pretension is a synonym of title.

As nouns the difference between pretension and title

is that pretension is claim while title is a prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification see also.

As a verb title is

to assign a title to; to entitle.

Bar is a synonym of forbid.

As a noun bar

is bar.

As a verb forbid is

to disallow; to proscribe.

Offenseoffence is a synonym of affront.

As a noun affront is

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Bashfulness is a synonym of diffidence.

As nouns the difference between bashfulness and diffidence

is that bashfulness is the quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity while diffidence is the state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

Irregular is a synonym of devious.

As adjectives the difference between irregular and devious

is that irregular is irregular while devious is deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.

Hedge is a synonym of protection.

As nouns the difference between hedge and protection

is that hedge is a thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden while protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

As a verb hedge

is to enclose with a hedge or hedges.

As verbs the difference between displace and derange

is that displace is to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland while derange is to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged.

Pollution is a synonym of contaminating.

As a noun pollution

is the act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.

As a verb contaminating is

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Scarcenessscarcity is likely misspelled.

Scarcenessscarcity has no English definition.

As a noun dearth is

a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

Dexterity is a synonym of faculty.

As nouns the difference between dexterity and faculty

is that dexterity is skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands while faculty is the scholarly staff at colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff.