33
fear(noun, verb, respect, excitement, distress)
29
horror(noun, feature, state, feeling, respect)
25
dismay(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
24
terror(noun, start, respect, excitement, distress)
23
alarm(noun, verb, feeling, start, excitement)
23
dread(noun, respect, excitement, distress, anxiety)
19
consternation(noun, respect, excitement, distress, anxiety)
19
panic(noun, verb, start, excitement, distress)
17
scare(noun, verb, state, start, fit)
15
apprehension(noun, respect, excitement, distress, anxiety)
15
trepidation(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, shock)
13
awe(noun, start, respect, distress, anxiety)
12
shock(noun, verb, upset, start, respect)
11
cowardice(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, alarm)
11
eyesore(noun, mess, blemish, blot, horrifying)
10
mess(noun, disorder, beautiful, blemish, blot)
10
anxiety(noun, start, excitement, distress, thing)
10
funk(noun, distress, anxiety, shock, depression)
10
sight(noun, person, thing, informal, mess)
9
fearfulness(noun, anxiety, fear, horror, worriedness)
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