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fear(noun, quality, feeling, distress, anxiety)
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timidity(noun, quality, distress, anxiety, weakness)
22
pusillanimity(noun, quality, weakness, fear, timidity)
20
cowardliness(noun, quality, weakness, fear, nervousness)
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fearfulness(noun, quality, weakness, fear, nervousness)
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cravenness(noun, quality, weakness, fear, timidity)
18
poltroonery(noun, quality, weakness, fear, timidity)
17
timorousness(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
16
cold feet(noun, expression, distress, anxiety, weakness)
15
dastardliness(noun, quality, weakness, fear, poltroonery)
14
chickenheartedness(noun, quality, distress, anxiety, weakness)
14
pusillanimousness(noun, quality, weakness, fear, poltroonery)
14
recreancy(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
13
funk(noun, quality, distress, anxiety, weakness)
13
cold sweat(noun, expression, idiom, distress, anxiety)
13
trembling(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, alarm)
12
consternation(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
12
phobia(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
12
timidness(noun, weakness, fear, nervousness, timidity)
11
faintheartedness(noun, quality, distress, anxiety, weakness)
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