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apprehensive(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
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tense(adjective, upset, informal, excited, anxious)
17
nervous(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
16
jittery(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
16
uneasy(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
15
edgy(adjective, difficult, excited, nervous, tense)
15
jumpy(adjective, upset, delicate, excited, uncertain)
13
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, temper, anger)
13
anxious(adjective, upset, worry, excite, informal)
13
high-strung(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
13
nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
13
restive(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
12
fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
12
worried(adjective, upset, wild, excited, uncertain)
11
overwrought(adjective, upset, worry, excite, informal)
11
whiny(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
10
on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
10
troubled(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
9
restless(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
9
conventional(adjective, nervous, tense, cautious, uneasy)
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