9
foreboding(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, concern)
9
formidable(adjective, terrible, fear)
9
paranoia(noun, thing, fear, terror)
9
phobia(noun, distress, anxiety, thing, fear)
9
shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
8
disquiet(noun, trouble, worry, concern, excitement)
8
hideous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
misgiving(noun, upset, trouble, feeling, worry)
7
angst(noun, upset, trouble, worry, concern)
7
atrocious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
7
aversion(noun, distress, anxiety, thing, shock)
7
be afraid(verb, expression, idiom, worry, avoid)
7
creepy(adjective, informal, horrible, terrifying)
7
distress(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
7
morbid(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
7
scare(noun, verb, worry, concern, distress)
7
tremendous(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
6
affright(noun, anxiety, fear, terror, fearfulness)
6
agitation(noun, excitement, distress, anxiety, shock)
6
concern(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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