7
cold feet(noun, expression, distress, anxiety, weakness)
7
softness(noun, fear, irresolution)
6
prudery(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, modesty)
6
chickenheartedness(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, fear)
6
demureness(noun, reserve, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
6
dread(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, horror)
6
hesitancy(noun, act, quality, delay, anxiety)
6
indecisiveness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
6
irresoluteness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
6
reticence(noun, quality, fear, reserve, simplicity)
5
blushing(noun, shame, humiliation, awkwardness, modesty)
5
embarrassment(noun, shame, uncertainty, humiliation, awkwardness)
5
fright(noun, distress, anxiety, agitation, fear)
5
irresolution(noun, act, delay, anxiety, weakness)
4
angst(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, horror)
4
dismay(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, horror)
4
indecision(noun, act, delay, anxiety, weakness)
4
jumpiness(noun, anxiety, uneasiness, edginess, tenseness)
4
misgiving(noun, delay, distress, anxiety, weakness)
4
tentativeness(noun, act, quality, delay, weakness)
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