11
cowardice(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, fear)
10
fear(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, fear)
9
timidity(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, fear)
4
faintness
4
pusillanimity(noun, weakness, fearfulness, cowardice)
3
anxiety(noun, distress, fear, alarm, dismay)
3
cowardliness(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness, cowardice)
3
fright(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, alarm)
3
timidness(noun, nervousness, shyness)
3
timorousness(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
2
alarm(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, dismay)
2
apprehension(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, fear)
2
concern(noun, distress, anxiety, horror, dread)
2
consternation(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
2
diffidence(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
2
dismay(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, horror)
2
doubt(noun, distress, anxiety, horror, dread)
2
dread(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, horror)
2
fearfulness(noun, weakness, nervousness, timidity, shyness)
2
shyness(noun, nervousness, timidity)
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