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revolt(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
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allergy(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
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animosity(dislike, hatred, hostility, antagonism)
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antagonism(dislike, hatred, hostility, antipathy)
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contrariness(obstinacy, unwillingness, unreasonableness, willfulness)
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demur(dislike, challenge, doubt, opposition)
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detestation(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
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dissent(doubt, uncertainty, reservation, skepticism)
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faltering(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
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foot-dragging(disinclination, unwillingness)
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hate(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, hatred)
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hostility(dislike, opposition, protest, hatred)
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irresolution(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
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lack of enthusiasm(expression, idiom, dislike, opposition)
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questioning(doubt, uncertainty, dissent, reservation)
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recalcitrance(stubbornness, willfulness)
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refusal
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reserve(control, anxiety, shame, restraint)
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reticence(control, restraint, reserve, silence)
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sickness(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
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