72 entries under strained topic. ×

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nervous(adjective, upset, characteristic, understanding, keen)
31
stressful(adjective, anxious, state, feeling, excited)
30
taut(adjective, upset, firm, solid, property)
20
uptight(adjective, upset, slang, informal, excited)
19
anxious(adjective, upset, excited, awkward, nervous)
19
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, crazy)
16
jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
14
fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
13
agitated(adjective, upset, characteristic, excited, anxious)
13
on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
12
high-strung(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
9
overwrought(adjective, upset, wild, excited, anxious)
9
touchy(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
8
strung out(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, upset)
7
fretful(adjective, upset, cross, excited, anxious)
6
emotional(adjective, upset, understanding, keen, fine)
5
keyed up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, excited)
5
neurotic(adjective, upset, characteristic, anxious, crazy)
5
overstrung(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
5
unrelaxed(adjective, awkward, shy, doubtful, stiff)
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