5
mistrust(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
5
perturbation(noun, feeling, doubt, fear, anticipation)
5
presentiment(noun, feeling, worry, sign, anxiety)
5
suspense(noun, expectation)
4
agitation(anxiety, doubt, disquiet, unrest, misgiving)
4
anticipation(noun, feeling, expectation, foreboding, intuition)
4
diffidence(noun, fear, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
4
hesitation(noun, worry, anxiety, doubt, fear)
4
panic
4
presage(noun, feeling, worry, sign, anxiety)
4
timidity(noun, fear, nervousness, shyness)
4
trepidation(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
care
3
consternation
3
dismay
3
expectancy(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
horror
3
jitters
2
angst(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, uneasiness)
2
anxiousness(disquiet, unrest)
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