4
daunted(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, scared)
4
disconcerted(adjective, anxious, worried, concerned, worked-up)
4
discouraged(adjective, fearful, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined)
4
edgy(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
4
faint(adjective, nervous, fearful, timid)
4
fearsome(adjective, fear)
4
indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
4
on edge(expression, adjective, upset, awkward, nervous)
4
recreant(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless, cowardly)
4
scared to death(expression, adjective, idiom, passionate, anxious)
4
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, personality, spineless, gutless)
3
abashed(adjective, fearful)
3
afeared
3
apologetic
3
ascared(adjective, fear, regional)
3
concerned(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
3
disquieted(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
3
fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, fear, anxious)
3
horror-stricken
3
paralyzed(adjective, frightened)
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