87 entries under shy topic. ×

44
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
37
scared(verb, adjective, upset, weak, anxious)
37
fearful(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
28
cowardly(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, anxious)
26
timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
17
apprehensive(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
15
anxious(adjective, state, upset, weak, soft)
14
worried(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
13
startled(verb, adjective, scare, awe)
11
disturbed(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
11
nervous(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
9
timorous(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
9
intimidated(verb, adjective, weak, nervous)
8
agitated(verb, adjective, state, depression, feel)
8
disquieted(verb, adjective, state, depression, feel)
8
unnerved(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
7
spooked(verb, adjective, upset, anxious, nervous)
6
yellow(adjective, weak, soft, fearful)
6
aghast(adjective, upset, fear, anxious, nervous)
6
perturbed(adjective, state, upset, depression, feel)
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