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Synonyms
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Meaning:
balk

to get in the way of (a person, thing) deliberately

stop short

challenge

an invitation or call to play a game, run a race, have a fight etc to see who is better, stronger etc

dispute, question

complain

to say that one is not satisfied, that something is wrong, that one is suffering

grumble about

conscience

the consciousness within oneself of the choice one ought to make between right and wrong

moral sense

disinclination

(an example of) unwillingness

unwillingness to do or believe something

objection

a statement or feeling of dislike, disapproval or opposition

argument, disagreement

protest

a statement of disapproval or objection

complaint, disapproval

protesting

complain, disapprove; argue against

complain, disapprove; argue against

protestation

a serious or formal declaration

objection

qualm

a feeling of doubt (especially about whether one is doing or has done right); a temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach

nagging doubt

recoil

to draw or jump back

shrink away

regret

the feeling of being sorry or unhappy at the loss of something; a disappointment or a sad event

upset over past action

remonstrate

to make a protest; argue in protest

argue against

repudiate

to refuse to accept or acknowledge (something); to refuse to pay (a debt)

reject; turn one's back on

reservation

(a cause, feeling, of) doubt; an arrangement to keep something for a person to use, e.g. a seat in a train, a room in a hotel

condition, stipulation

scruple

(a feeling of doubt caused by) a troubled conscience

misgiving, doubt

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