nagging doubt
Lingering mental unease
A nagging doubt is a persistent feeling of uncertainty that won't go away, returning to trouble you even when you try to dismiss it: A nagging doubt kept her from signing the contract.
The doubt nags like an insistent person who won't let something drop.
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- sinking feelingAnxious gut premonition
- gnawingPersistent biting action
whisper · hesitation · uncertainty · gut feeling · creeping · worry · misgiving · hunch · second-guessing · keeps coming back · restless · shadow · questioning · prickling · inkling · distrust · unsettled · pit
- guiltguilty, guilt trip, guilty conscience, remorseful, contrition
- instinctsinstinct, survival instinct, survival instincts, maternal instinct, gut instinct
- moral qualmsguilt, regret, shame, remorse, scruple
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