246 entries under noun topic. ×
| procrastination(delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| protestation(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest) | |
| purpose(determination, obstinacy, stubbornness, unreasonableness) | |
| quandary(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) | |
| recoil(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| reconsideration(doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving) | |
| rejection(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, dislike) | |
| remonstration(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest) | |
| scunner(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| second thought(expression, doubt, integrity, morality) | |
| second thoughts(expression, regret, scruple) | |
| shilly-shally(delay, weakness, doubt, wavering) | |
| shyness(control, shame, restraint, doubt) | |
| skepticism(delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness) | |
| squeamishness(doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving) | |
| stammering(delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| stumbling(delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty) | |
| superego(doubt, integrity, morality, misgiving) | |
| surfeit(dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy) | |
| suspense(difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) |
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