87 entries under shy topic. ×

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chicken(adjective, upset, worried, personality)
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daunted(verb, adjective, fearful, suspicious)
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faint-hearted(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, anxious)
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fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
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jittery(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
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pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
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weak-kneed(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
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haunted(verb, adjective, scare, awe)
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nervy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
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tremulous(fear, nervous, worried, fearful)
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uneasy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
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diffident(adjective, weak, fear, nervous)
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bashful(adjective, nervous, fearful, timid)
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browbeaten(verb, nervous, fearful, oppressed)
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bullied(verb, nervous, fearful, oppressed)
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coy(adjective, fear, nervous, fearful)
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discomposed(adjective, state, depression, feel, sadness)
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jumpy(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous)
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shaky(adjective, upset, uncertain, fear, nervous)
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spineless(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
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