13
trepidation(noun, worry, strain, distress, shock)
12
panic(noun, start, worry, concern, excitement)
12
perturbation(noun, upset, worry, excitement, distress)
12
sweat(noun, worry, concern, excitement, informal)
12
unease(noun, activity, trouble, movement, disorder)
11
discomfort(noun, upset, trouble, disorder, worry)
11
disquietude(noun, activity, upset, trouble, movement)
11
foreboding(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
10
jitters(noun, activity, movement, worry, concern)
10
terror(noun, start, excitement, distress, thing)
10
tizzy(noun, excitement, conflict, agitation, disturbance)
10
uncertainty(noun, upset, worry, concern, weakness)
9
apprehensiveness(noun, feeling, worry, strain, burden)
9
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
9
turbulence(noun, activity, movement, disorder, concern)
9
suspense(noun, worry, concern, excitement, strain)
9
tension(noun, force, power, worry, passion)
8
anxiousness(noun, disorder, confusion, feelings, disquiet)
8
discomposure(noun, worry, excitement, distress, agitation)
8
fright(noun, start, excitement, distress, thing)
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