6
loathing(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
6
resistance(noun, dislike, opposition, refusal, disinclination)
5
abhorrence(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
5
backwardness(noun, control, shame, dislike, restraint)
5
hatred(noun, dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting)
5
objection(noun, dislike, challenge, disagreement, doubt)
4
horror(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
4
abomination(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
4
defiance(noun, unwillingness)
4
repulsion(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
4
reservation(noun, control, restraint, doubt, uncertainty)
4
revulsion(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
3
diffidence(noun, control, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
3
hesitance(noun, dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal)
3
indocility
3
misgiving(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
3
noncooperation(noun, unwillingness)
3
odium(noun, dislike, challenge, unpleasant, doubt)
3
reluctancy(noun, doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving)
3
repellency(noun, unwillingness)
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