10
tortuous(adjective, characteristic, pain, torment, torture)
8
apathy(noun, state, boredom, disinterest, lifelessness)
7
dismay(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
7
distraction(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
7
worry
6
admiration(noun, state, feeling, fear, horror)
6
alarm(noun, state, feeling, anxiety)
6
astonishment(noun, state, feeling, fear, horror)
6
bewilderment(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
confusion(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
contempt
6
distress(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
doubt(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, fear)
6
esteem(noun, state, feeling, fear, horror)
6
harshness
6
muddle(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
muddlement(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
panic(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
perplexity(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, alarm)
6
regard(noun, state, feeling, fear, horror)
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