4
dismay(noun, fear, horror)
4
hesitation(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, nervousness)
4
uneasiness(noun, worry, concern, anxiety, disquiet)
4
worry(noun, concern, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
cold feet(noun, expression, slang, weakness, fear)
3
cowardliness(noun, nervousness, timidity, shyness, cowardice)
3
disquiet(noun, worry, concern, strain, anxiety)
3
funk(noun, weakness, fear)
3
misgiving(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
pusillanimity(noun, weakness, timidity, cowardice)
2
affright(noun, anxiety, fear, worriedness)
2
cravenness(noun, weakness, timidity, cowardice)
2
distress(noun, anxiety, disquiet, unrest, worriedness)
2
doubt(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, uneasiness)
2
faintheartedness(weakness, nervousness, timidity, shyness, cowardice)
2
gutlessness(weakness, cowardice)
2
perturbation(noun, anxiety, worriedness)
2
qualm(noun, anxiety, fear)
2
reverence(weakness, meekness)
2
scariness
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