80 entries under timidity topic. ×

37
uncertainty(noun, difficulty, anxiety, weakness, confusion)
31
doubt(noun, trouble, worry, concern, delay)
24
vacillation(noun, act, delay, difficulty, anxiety)
21
reluctance(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
18
hesitancy(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
16
irresolution(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
15
qualm(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
14
misgiving(noun, trouble, worry, concern, delay)
14
indecision(noun, trouble, act, concern, delay)
12
scruple(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
11
wavering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
9
fear(noun, worry, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
8
apprehension(noun, worry, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
8
faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
8
mistrust(noun, trouble, worry, concern, delay)
8
suspicion(noun, trouble, worry, concern, difficulty)
8
suspense(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
diffidence(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
distrust(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
6
shilly-shally(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
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