246 entries under noun topic. ×
| indisposition(state, delay, weakness, dislike) | |
| disinclination(state, dislike, challenge, doubt) | |
| unwillingness(state, delay, difficulty, weakness) | |
| hesitation(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| hesitancy(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| distaste(dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting) | |
| aversion(dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting) | |
| repugnance(dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting) | |
| obstinacy(difficulty, determination, stubbornness, unwillingness) | |
| antipathy(dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting) | |
| dislike(challenge, doubt, opposition, illness) | |
| doubt(delay, anxiety, weakness, shame) | |
| qualm(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| opposition(dislike, challenge, doubt, protest) | |
| scruple(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| stubbornness(difficulty, determination, obstinacy, unwillingness) | |
| averseness(state, delay, weakness, dislike) | |
| compunction(sorrow, doubt, fear, integrity) | |
| disgust(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred) | |
| disrelish(dislike, unpleasant, opposition, disgusting) |
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