5
self-effacement(noun, restraint, reserve, simplicity, virtue)
4
demureness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
4
constraint(noun, control, restraint, lack, reserve)
4
hesitancy(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
meekness(noun, lack, reserve, simplicity, virtue)
4
misgiving(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
reluctance(noun, control, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
4
suspicion(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
timidness(noun, lack, reserve, nervousness, timidity)
3
apprehensiveness(noun, fear, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
3
cowardice(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
3
insecurity(noun, anxiety, lack, reserve, timidity)
3
lowliness(noun, flattery, modesty, servility, submissiveness)
3
qualm(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
3
restraint(noun, control, reserve, silence, preserve)
3
reticence(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
3
shame
3
unobtrusiveness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
2
anxiety
2
backwardness(noun, control, restraint, lack, reserve)
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