6
unsteadiness(noun, change, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty)
6
wave(noun, swing, quiver, shudder, trembling)
5
changeability(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
5
hesitance(noun, irresolution)
5
inconsistency(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
5
suspense(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
disbelief(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
doubt(noun, delay, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty)
4
falter
4
hazard
4
indisposition(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
4
infirmity(noun, irresolution)
4
insecurity(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
4
irresoluteness(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
4
mutability(noun, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty, shake)
4
problem(noun, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, dissent)
4
quandary(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
resonance(noun, quiver, shudder, trembling, tremor)
4
shilly-shally(noun, act, delay, weakness, doubt)
4
shilly-shallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, indecisiveness)
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