3
repugnancy(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
3
revolt(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
3
sloth
3
slowness
2
allergy(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
2
animosity(noun, dislike, hatred, hostility, antagonism)
2
antagonism(noun, dislike, hatred, hostility, antipathy)
2
challenge(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest, objection)
2
complaint(opposition, illness, protest, sickness, protestation)
2
contrariness(noun, obstinacy, unwillingness, unreasonableness, willfulness)
2
demur(noun, dislike, challenge, doubt, opposition)
2
detestation(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
2
disagreement(opposition, protest, protestation)
2
dissent(noun, doubt, uncertainty, reservation, skepticism)
2
falter
2
faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
foot-dragging(noun, disinclination, unwillingness)
2
hate(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
2
hostility(noun, dislike, opposition, protest, hatred)
2
indifference
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