6
jitters(noun, excitement, distress, anxiety, agitation)
6
surprise(verb, upset, alarm, scare, astonish)
6
unhinge(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
6
worry(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
5
care(noun, worry, concern, anxiety, interest)
5
chill(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
5
demoralise
5
disillusion(verb, shock, depress, fill, sadden)
5
horrification(noun, awful, terrible, fear, terror)
5
mystify(verb, shock, confuse, depress, fill)
5
paralyze(verb, disturb, shock, agitate, anger)
5
perturbation(noun, upset, excitement, anxiety, agitation)
5
uneasiness(noun, upset, worry, excitement, distress)
4
abhorrence(noun, distress, anxiety, shock, awful)
4
baffle(verb, adjective, confuse, frustrate, discourage)
4
confusion(noun, upset, distress, anxiety, agitation)
4
dampen(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
4
disappointment(sorrow, sadness, regret, distress, disenchantment)
4
fearfulness(noun, fear, horror)
4
feeze(noun, excitement, agitation, fear, nervousness)
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