9
lily-livered(adjective, upset, weak, soft, personality)
9
panicked(verb, adjective, alarmed)
8
agitated(verb, adjective, state, depression, feel)
8
disquieted(verb, adjective, state, depression, feel)
8
horrified(verb, adjective, fearful, suspicious, timid)
8
unnerved(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
7
distressed(adjective, state, upset, depression, feel)
7
spooked(verb, adjective, upset, anxious, nervous)
6
yellow(adjective, weak, soft, shy, fearful)
6
aghast(adjective, upset, fear, anxious, nervous)
6
perturbed(adjective, state, upset, depression, feel)
6
petrified(verb, adjective)
6
upset(adjective, anxious, tense, fearful, suspicious)
5
affrighted
5
aroused
5
birdhearted(adjective, fear, scary)
5
chicken(adjective, upset, shy, worried, personality)
5
chicken-livered
5
craven(adjective, weak, spineless, scared, gutless)
5
daunted(verb, adjective, shy, fearful, suspicious)
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