47 entries under misgiving topic. ×

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regret(noun, action, distress, shame, sorrow)
20
remorse(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern)
15
qualm(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
10
scruple(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern)
7
reluctance(noun, sorrow, doubt, fear, integrity)
6
conscience(noun, worry, concern, shame, sorrow)
6
hesitation(noun, doubt, fear, integrity, morality)
3
demur(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
3
doubt(noun, upset, anxiety, fear, nervousness)
3
fear(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
3
objection(noun, doubt, pang)
3
uneasiness(noun, upset, worry, concern, anxiety)
2
faltering(noun, doubt, integrity, morality)
2
hesitancy(noun, doubt, integrity, morality)
2
pause(noun, doubt, integrity, morality)
2
remonstrance(doubt, pang)
1
anxiety(noun, upset, worry, care, doubt)
1
apprehension(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, fear)
1
apprehensiveness(noun, doubt, pang)
1
caution(noun, doubt, integrity, morality)
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