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A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact

A very small or insignificant amount

A very small piece (of something)

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

The characteristic of being tentative

The quality of being remorseful

An expression of doubt qualifying overall approval of a plan or statement

A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

A principle of behavior in accordance with standards of right and wrong

A feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence

Hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong

To complain or raise objections

To have doubts or suspicions about

Move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust

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Noun

A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact

reconsideration

second thoughts

pang of conscience

twinge of conscience

apprehensiveness

lack of confidence

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

twinge of remorse

considerateness

tender loving care

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“A man with no moral scruples.”

Noun

A very small or insignificant amount

drop in the bucket

a trifling amount

smallest amount

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Noun

A very small piece (of something)

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Noun

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

statement of opposition

formal complaint

taking exception

argument against

difficulty with

bone of contention

statement of dissatisfaction

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Noun

The characteristic of being tentative

procrastination

hemming and hawing

shilly-shallying

second thoughts

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

inconclusiveness

faint-heartedness

shillyshallying

lack of resolution

half-heartedness

sitting on the fence

stalling for time

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

lack of enthusiasm

dragging your feet

sidestepping the issue

ducking the issue

dodging the issue

beating about the bush

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Noun

The quality of being remorseful

self-condemnation

self-castigation

self-flagellation

self-punishment

pangs of conscience

self-accusation

punctiliousness

twinges of conscience

guilty conscience

second thoughts

feelings of guilt

stab of conscience

prickings of conscience

a guilty conscience

a bad conscience

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Noun

An expression of doubt qualifying overall approval of a plan or statement

circumscription

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Noun

A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

Noun

A principle of behavior in accordance with standards of right and wrong

principles of behavior

rule of conduct

standard of behaviour

moral philosophy

sense of morality

principle of right and wrong

moral principle

code of behavior^US

code of behaviour^UK

working principle

generalization^US

generalisation^UK

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Noun

A feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence

disconsolateness

dissatisfaction

downheartedness

heaviness of heart

broken-heartedness

mental suffering

discontentedness

heavy-heartedness

emotional suffering

disillusionment

heavyheartedness

demoralization^US

dark night of the soul

heartbrokenness

demoralisation^UK

unconsolability

disagreeableness

stroke of bad luck

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Verb

Hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong

have misgivings about

have reservations about

have scruples about

think twice about

disrelish something

mind doing something

vacillate about

have qualms about

blow hot and cold

sit on the fence

pussyfoot around

be unable to make up your mind

be in two minds

be unable to decide

run hot and cold

be ambivalent about

feel uneasy about

be diffident about

speak haltingly

chop and change

keep changing your mind

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

walk unsteadily

walk falteringly

have second thoughts

be in a quandary

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

make heavy weather

move to and fro

become unsteady

move from side to side

move back and forth

move up and down

move backwards and forwards

move restlessly

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“At least, you may safely infer, said Philo, that the foregoing hypothesis is so far incomplete and imperfect; which I shall not scruple to allow.”

Verb

To complain or raise objections

raise objections

kick up a stink

lodge a protest

express disagreement

take exception to

raise objections to

protest against

express disapproval

lodge a protest against

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

take issue with

take a stand against

make a fuss about

make an objection

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

inveigh against

speak out against

oppose strongly

complain vociferously about

object strongly to

make a protest to

express objections

express objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition

be in opposition to

have a problem with

draw the line at

raise objection

express opposition

voice disapproval

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

put the boot in

be on at someone

lodge a complaint

find fault with

make a complaint

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Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

Verb

Move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust

shake with fear

be reluctant to

be unwilling to

take exception to

upset apple cart

draw the line at

feel repugnance

vacillate about

show repugnance

have misgivings about

have scruples about

think twice about

have qualms about

be reluctant about

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