102 entries under noun topic. ×

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hesitation(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
5
timidity(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
4
ambivalence(uncertainty, equivocation, contradiction, irresolution)
4
irresolution(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
4
uncertainty(doubt, uncertainty, caution, hesitation)
4
vacillation(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
3
caution
3
diffidence(caution, nervousness, indecision, shyness)
3
indecision(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
3
indecisiveness(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
3
shyness(nervousness, irresolution)
3
to-and-fro(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
care
2
changeability(uncertainty, irresolution)
2
discretion
2
hesitancy(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
irresoluteness(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
pause(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
2
reluctance(delay, weakness, doubt, caution)
2
shilly-shally(act, delay, weakness, doubt)
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