| ailment(noun, illness, sickness) | |
| alacrity | |
| alienation(noun, dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal) | |
| ambiguity(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| anxiety(noun, doubt, uncertainty, fear, integrity) | |
| apprehension(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| apprehensiveness(noun, doubt, misgiving, pang) | |
| balkiness(noun, unwillingness) | |
| bullheadedness(noun, determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| capacitive reactance | |
| caution(noun, control, restraint, doubt, reserve) | |
| cautiousness | |
| censor(noun, doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving) | |
| circumspection | |
| combative reaction | |
| confusion(noun, difficulty, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| conscience(noun, sorrow, doubt, fear, integrity) | |
| constraint(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt) | |
| contraindication | |
| conviction questioning(expression, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) |
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