3
timidness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
3
to-and-fro(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
3
unwillingness(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
2
alternation(fluctuation, irresolution, swaying)
2
changeableness(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, weakness)
2
compunction(noun, doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving)
2
delay(noun, halt, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
2
dithering(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
dubiousness(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
incertitude(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
2
irresoluteness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
mistrust(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
2
modesty(noun, reserve, timidity, shyness)
2
oscillation(noun, trouble, concern, delay, anxiety)
2
quandary(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
2
reticence(noun, reserve, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
2
shilly-shally(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
tentativeness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
1
agnosticism(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
ambiguity(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
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