abashedness
n. uncountablen. a feeling of being embarrassed or ashamed. You might feel this way if you make a mistake in front of other people.
n. a state of being embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Often implies a sudden loss of self-possession due to a sense of inferiority or error.
He looked away in abashedness after his mistake.
Despite her usual confidence, a visible abashedness came over her when she realized she had forgotten the guest of honor's name.
The poet captures that specific abashedness one feels when a private vulnerability is suddenly exposed to the cold light of public scrutiny.
From abashed + -ness.
The noun is derived from the adjective 'abashed'; it is relatively rare in modern English, with 'embarrassment' or 'shame' being more common substitutes.