3
scathing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
splitting(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
stampede(anxiety, fear, terror, fright)
3
suspect(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
3
suspicion(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, fear)
3
timidity(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, horror)
3
towering(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
tragical(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
trepidity(noun, excitement, distress, anxiety, confusion)
3
ungodly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unholy(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
unsettling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
veneration(noun, respect, admiration, reverence, wonder)
3
very bad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
vicious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
woeful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
woesome(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
worriment(noun, trouble, worry, concern, excitement)
2
all-overs(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
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