22
indisposition(noun, state, delay, weakness, dislike)
18
disinclination(noun, state, dislike, challenge, doubt)
18
unwillingness(noun, state, delay, difficulty, weakness)
16
hesitation(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
15
hesitancy(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
11
distaste(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
10
aversion(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
10
repugnance(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
9
obstinacy(noun, difficulty, determination, stubbornness, unwillingness)
8
antipathy(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
8
dislike(noun, challenge, doubt, opposition, illness)
8
doubt(noun, delay, anxiety, weakness, shame)
8
qualm(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
7
opposition(noun, dislike, challenge, doubt, protest)
7
scruple(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
7
stubbornness(noun, difficulty, determination, obstinacy, unwillingness)
6
averseness(noun, state, delay, weakness, dislike)
6
compunction(noun, sorrow, doubt, fear, integrity)
6
disgust(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
6
disrelish(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
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