1
confusion(noun, difficulty, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty)
1
consternation
1
conviction questioning(expression, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
cravenness
1
delicacy(reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility)
1
demur
1
difficulty(noun, anxiety, confusion, doubt, uncertainty)
1
dilemma(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
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discredit(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
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discreetness(reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility)
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dismay
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disquiet(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
distance(noun, reserve, silence, unwillingness, reluctance)
1
distrustfulness
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docility(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
1
faithlessness(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
falter
1
fawning(noun, reserve, flattery, modesty, servility)
1
fright
1
half-belief
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