50 entries under apprehensive topic. ×

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pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
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troubled(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
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weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
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nervy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
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tremulous(fear, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
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uneasy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
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discomposed(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
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jumpy(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, shy)
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shaky(adjective, upset, uncertain, fear, nervous)
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spineless(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
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concerned(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, hesitant)
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mousy(adjective, upset, weak, nervous, shy)
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skittish(adjective, nervous, shy, worried, afraid)
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tense(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, shy)
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uptight(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
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fretful(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
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hesitant(adjective, low, uncertain, nervous, unstable)
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in a dither(expression, adjective, idiom, nervous, shy)
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nerveless(adjective, weak, soft, uncertain, nervous)
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overwrought(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
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