68
fear(noun, verb, upset, feeling, bother)
34
terror(noun, worry, respect, concern, excitement)
31
horror(noun, state, feeling, respect, excitement)
28
apprehension(noun, upset, trouble, feeling, worry)
26
fright(noun, respect, excitement, distress, anxiety)
24
alarm(noun, upset, feeling, worry, excitement)
24
anxiety(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern)
23
dismay(noun, feeling, excitement, distress, anxiety)
21
panic(noun, verb, trouble, worry, concern)
19
dreadful(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
18
horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
17
dire(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
16
terrible(adjective, bad, severe, awful, fear)
16
frightening(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
16
frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
15
awful(adjective, terrible, fear, horrible, afraid)
15
consternation(noun, respect, excitement, distress, anxiety)
15
horrible(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, afraid)
15
trepidation(noun, worry, strain, distress, anxiety)
14
apprehensiveness(noun, feeling, worry, strain, anxiety)
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