5
distressed(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
5
excitable(adjective, upset, anxious, crazy, nervous)
5
fearful(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous)
5
ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, anxious, awkward)
5
impatient(adjective, adverb, excited, anxious, awkward)
5
querulous(adjective, anxious, worried, tense)
5
skittish(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous, worried)
5
upset(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, shaky)
5
worked up(expression, adjective, upset, happy, passionate)
4
antsy(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, unsettled)
4
frightened(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
4
hyper(adjective, adverb, upset, excited, anxious)
4
irritable(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unstable)
4
perturbed(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, unsettled)
4
troubled(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous)
4
wound up(expression, adjective, excited, crazy, pressure)
3
afraid(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous)
3
beside oneself(expression, adjective, upset, happy, passionate)
3
frantic(adjective, upset, happy, passionate, enthusiastic)
3
in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, happy)
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