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| frightened(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious) | |
| fearful(adjective, upset, feeling, weak, excited) | |
| timid(adjective, feeling, weak, soft, base) | |
| scared(adjective, upset, weak, base, excited) | |
| apprehensive(adjective, upset, feeling, weak, base) | |
| shy(adjective, quiet, feeling, weak, soft) | |
| anxious(adjective, upset, weak, base, excited) | |
| timorous(adjective, feeling, weak, soft, base) | |
| nervous(adjective, upset, weak, base, excited) | |
| worried(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious) | |
| aghast(adjective, upset, excited, fear, anxious) | |
| upset(verb, adjective, depression, anxious, down) | |
| jittery(adjective, upset, weak, base, excited) | |
| distressed(adjective, upset, depression, excited, anxious) | |
| spooked(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous) | |
| hesitant(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, nervous) | |
| chicken(adjective, upset, anxious, shy, hesitant) | |
| disturbed(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) | |
| jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious) | |
| perturbed(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous) |
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