4
qualm
4
recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
4
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
4
repugnance(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, disgust)
4
revolt(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, disgust)
4
revulsion(noun, feeling, return, attitude, dislike)
4
scare(noun, awful, terrible, fear, terror)
4
scruple(verb, cringe, flinch, unwillingness)
4
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
4
shrinking(noun, withdrawal, unwillingness)
4
shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
4
stick(verb, withdraw, retreat, shrink, react)
4
stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, shrink, react)
4
waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, shrink, react)
3
abjure(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
3
abstain(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
antipathy(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting)
3
atrocity(noun, awful, terrible, fear, terror)
3
avert(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
awe(noun, awful, terrible, fear, terror)
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