5
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, anxious)
5
fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
5
jittery(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
5
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
5
rabbitly(adjective, fear, scary)
5
shy(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, fearful)
5
terror-stricken(adjective, fear)
5
troubled(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
5
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
5
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, soft, personality, pathetic)
4
edgy(adjective, nervous, worried, jittery)
4
haunted(verb, adjective, shy, scare, awe)
4
nervy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
4
on edge(expression, adjective, upset, anxious, tense)
4
shaken(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
4
shocked(verb, adjective, alarmed)
4
terrorized
4
tremulous(fear, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
4
uneasy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
4
very upset(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
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