27
hesitation(noun, verb, trouble, concern, delay)
26
misgiving(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, concern)
25
scruple(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, concern)
22
regret(noun, action, distress, shame, sorrow)
20
doubt(noun, trouble, concern, delay, distress)
17
compunction(noun, verb, feeling, worry, concern)
16
suspicion(noun, trouble, feeling, concern, difficulty)
16
apprehension(noun, feeling, difficulty, distress, anxiety)
16
uncertainty(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
16
uneasiness(noun, upset, trouble, worry, concern)
15
fear(noun, difficulty, distress, anxiety, confusion)
12
remorse(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety)
12
demur(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
12
mistrust(noun, trouble, concern, delay, difficulty)
12
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
12
conscience(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
12
distrust(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
12
queasiness(noun, anxiety, doubt, hatred, nervousness)
12
reluctance(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
12
reservation(noun, verb, feeling, anxiety, certain)
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