40
alarm(noun, verb, upset, trouble, charge)
34
fear(noun, charge, feeling, worry, excitement)
30
panic(noun, verb, upset, feeling, disorder)
25
anxiety(noun, feeling, worry, excitement, distress)
24
frighten(verb, upset, worry, distress, shock)
23
upset(noun, verb, break, trouble, dull)
23
dread(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
23
fright(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
22
scare(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
22
consternation(noun, charge, feeling, worry, excitement)
22
terror(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
22
mental pressure
20
horror(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
19
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, dull)
18
daunt(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
18
horrify(verb, upset, disturb, worry, distress)
18
shock(noun, verb, upset, worry, excitement)
17
appal(verb, adjective, upset, shock, horrify)
16
terrify(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
15
apprehension(noun, feeling, worry, excitement, distress)
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