47 entries under anxiety topic. ×

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hesitation(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
15
hesitancy(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
8
doubt(noun, delay, weakness, shame)
8
qualm(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
7
scruple(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
3
diffidence(noun, control, difficulty, confusion)
3
misgiving(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
2
faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
2
irresolution(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
2
reserve(noun, control, shame, restraint)
2
uncertainty(noun, difficulty, confusion, doubt)
2
uneasiness(noun, doubt, uncertainty, fear)
2
vacillation(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
2
wavering(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
1
agnosticism(noun, difficulty, confusion, doubt)
1
ambiguity(noun, difficulty, confusion, doubt)
1
apprehension(noun, difficulty, confusion, doubt)
1
confusion(noun, difficulty, doubt, uncertainty)
1
conviction questioning(expression, difficulty, confusion, doubt)
1
demurral(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness)
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