Synonyms of the word

hesitancy

• n. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the…

diffidence

• n. The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
• n. (obsolete) Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.

disinclination

• n. The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike;…

hesitance

• n. The act or state of hesitating.

hesitation

• n. An act of hesitating.
• n. doubt; vacillation.
• n. A faltering in speech; stammering.

indisposition

• n. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
• n. A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.
• n. A bad mood or disposition.

involuntariness

• n. The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.

reluctance

• n. Unwillingness to do something.
• n. Hesitancy in taking some action.
• n. (physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

self-distrust

• n. Distrust of, or lack of confidence in, oneself or in one's own powers.

self-doubt

• n. The doubting of one's own abilities.

unwillingness

• n. The property of being unwilling.