7
fright(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, fear)
7
terror(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, fear)
6
scare(noun, feeling, anxiety, emotion, nervousness)
5
alarm(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, fear)
5
anxiety(noun, state, feeling, fear, emotion)
5
panic(noun, state, feeling, anxiety, fear)
3
alert(noun, state, fear, alarm, scare)
3
characteristic(noun, property, trait, description, perception)
3
fear(noun, feeling, anxiety, emotion, nervousness)
3
frightened state(expression, state, fear, alarm, scare)
3
jolt(noun, state, fear, alarm, scare)
3
shock(noun, state, fear, alarm, scare)
3
start(noun, state, fear, alarm, scare)
3
worry(noun, state, fear, alarm, scare)
2
horror(noun, feeling, anxiety, emotion, nervousness)
1
aspect(noun, description, delineation, characterization)
1
dread(noun, feeling, anxiety, emotion, nervousness)
1
element(noun, description, delineation, characterization)
1
emotion(noun, property, trait, perception)
1
fearfulness(noun, feeling, anxiety, emotion, nervousness)
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