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41 entries under reluctancy topic. ×
| regret(noun, action, distress, shame, sorrow) | |
| self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| conscience(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| demur(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| scruple(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| self-accusation(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| self-disgust(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| big stink(expression, qualm, counter-argument) | |
| challenge(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| counter-argument | |
| counterargument(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| demurral(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| disinclination(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| dissuasion(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| expostulation(qualm, counter-argument) | |
| formal complaint(expression, qualm, counter-argument) |
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