Cold feet and Misgiving

Cold feet

Cold feet noun - Timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action.
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Misgiving and cold feet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misgiving" instead a noun phrase "Cold feet".

Misgiving

Misgiving noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Cold feet and misgiving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold feet" instead a noun "Misgiving".

Nearby Word: misgiven
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