2
caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless)
2
chicken-livered(adjective, frightened)
2
cowed(nervous, shy, fearful)
2
daunted(nervous, shy, feeble, fearful, ambivalent)
2
dim
2
dismayed(weak, spineless, gutless)
2
horrified(adjective, frightened)
2
nervous(weak, shy, worried, fearful, timid)
2
panicky(weak, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
2
paralyzed(adjective, frightened)
2
pigeonhearted(weak, subservient, spineless, gutless, falsehearted)
2
pliable
2
rabbity(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
2
soft(weak, nervous, shy, feeble, fearful)
2
spiritless(adjective, nervous, shy, feeble, fearful)
2
startled(adjective, frightened)
2
terrified(adjective, frightened)
2
unmanly(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
2
unsure
2
weak-minded
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