5
spooked(adjective, shock, commotion, shy, scare)
4
petrified(verb, adjective, upset, anxious, worried)
4
bewildered(adjective, beat, confused, dazed, amazed)
4
blown away(adjective, shock, commotion, astonishment)
4
confounded(adjective, shock, commotion, astonishment, amazed)
4
flabbergasted(adjective, beat, confused, amazed, astounded)
4
intimidated(verb, adjective, frightened)
4
jolted(verb, surprised)
4
panicked(verb, adjective, alarmed)
4
shook(adjective, shy, scare, awe)
4
terror-stricken(adjective, upset, anxious, worried, fearful)
3
affrighted(verb, adjective, upset, worried, fearful)
3
thunderstruck(adjective, beat, anxious, confused, amazed)
3
awestruck(adjective, shock, commotion, astonishment, amazed)
3
bowled over(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, beat)
3
daunted
3
daze
3
electrified
3
nonplussed(adjective, shock, commotion, astonishment)
3
unnerved(verb, adjective, upset, worried, fearful)
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