55 entries under timidity topic. ×

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hesitation(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
15
hesitancy(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
8
doubt(noun, delay, anxiety, weakness, shame)
8
qualm(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
7
scruple(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
5
backwardness(noun, control, shame, dislike, restraint)
3
diffidence(noun, control, difficulty, anxiety, confusion)
3
misgiving(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
irresolution(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
reserve(noun, control, anxiety, shame, restraint)
2
reticence(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
2
uncertainty(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
2
uneasiness(noun, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, fear)
2
vacillation(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
2
wavering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
1
agnosticism(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
ambiguity(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
1
anxiety(noun, doubt, uncertainty, fear, integrity)
1
apprehension(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
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