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hesitation(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
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reluctance(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
11
indecision(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
11
indisposition(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
11
irresolution(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
11
scruple(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
11
suspense(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
10
reservation(noun, condition, doubt, uncertainty, dissent)
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uncertainty(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
9
vacillation(noun, act, delay, difficulty, anxiety)
8
disinclination(noun, caution, indecision, unwillingness)
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pause(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
8
wavering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
7
doubt(noun, trouble, concern, delay, anxiety)
7
hesitance
7
indecisiveness(noun, act, delay, anxiety, weakness)
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distrust(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
6
qualm(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
6
scepticism(noun, doubt)
5
demur(noun, condition, doubt, integrity, morality)
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