2
protest(dislike, doubt, opposition, objection, protestation)
2
qualms(noun, integrity, morality, conscience, scruples)
2
question(noun, dislike, challenge, disagreement, doubt)
2
restlessness(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
2
scrupulosity
2
scrupulousness
2
second thought(noun, expression, doubt, integrity, morality)
2
second thoughts(noun, expression, regret, scruple, reluctance)
2
shyness(noun, shame, doubt, reserve, embarrassment)
2
solicitude
2
stop
2
surcease
2
transience(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
2
traulism
2
uncommunicativeness(noun, reserve)
2
unfixedness(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
2
vulnerability(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
2
wariness
1
discretion(noun, reserve)
1
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