246 entries under noun topic. ×
| lack of confidence(expression, idiom, difficulty, anxiety) | |
| lack of desire(expression, idiom, dislike, opposition) | |
| loathness(dislike, opposition, resistance, refusal) | |
| mistrust(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| modesty(control, shame, restraint, doubt) | |
| mulishness(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| nausea(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| obstinance(determination, purpose, obstinacy, tenacity) | |
| obstinateness(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| oscillation(delay, anxiety, weakness, doubt) | |
| pang(doubt, misgiving) | |
| pause(delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| perplexity(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| pertinaciousness(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| pertinacity(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| perverseness(determination, obstinacy, stubbornness, unreasonableness) | |
| perversity(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| pigheadedness(determination, purpose, obstinacy, stubbornness) | |
| polarity(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| problem(anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, illness) |
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