6
funk(noun, distress, anxiety, shock, fear)
6
hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
macabre
6
monstrous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
perturbation(noun, upset, excitement, anxiety, doubt)
6
shrink from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fear, anticipate)
6
uncertainty(noun, upset, trouble, worry, concern)
6
wicked(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
anticipate(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
5
awe-inspiring(adjective, severe, awful, fear, horrible)
5
cold feet(noun, expression, excitement, slang, distress)
5
discomfort(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
5
flagitious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
flinch(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
5
grim
5
harrowing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
heinous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
horrifying
5
qualm(noun, distress, anxiety, doubt, fear)
5
spine-chilling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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