246 entries under noun topic. ×
| tentativeness(delay, weakness, doubt, caution) | |
| uncertainty(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| uneasiness(anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, fear) | |
| vacillation(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| wavering(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| agnosticism(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| ailment(illness, sickness) | |
| alienation(dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal) | |
| ambiguity(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| anxiety(doubt, uncertainty, fear, integrity) | |
| apprehension(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| apprehensiveness(doubt, misgiving, pang) | |
| balkiness | |
| bullheadedness(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| caution(control, restraint, doubt, reserve) | |
| censor(doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving) | |
| confusion(difficulty, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| conscience(sorrow, doubt, fear, integrity) | |
| constraint(control, shame, restraint, doubt) | |
| cringe(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) |
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