| counteraction | |
| creeping | |
| cringe(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| cursoriness | |
| dawdling(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| delay(noun, weakness, doubt, uncertainty, pause) | |
| delaying(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| deliberateness | |
| deliberation | |
| demurral(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| determination(noun, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness, unreasonableness) | |
| detestation of(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| difficulty(noun, anxiety, confusion, dislike, challenge) | |
| dilemma(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| disaffection | |
| disapproval(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest, objection) | |
| disbelief(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| discomfort(noun, illness, sickness) | |
| discredit(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| disfavor(noun, dislike, opposition, hatred, hostility) |
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