3
frightened(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
3
highly-strung
3
in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, wild)
3
on tenterhooks
3
overeager(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
3
perturbed(adjective, upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
3
prudish(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
right-wing
3
scarey(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
3
sensitive(adjective, delicate, anxious, worried, tense)
3
shaky(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
3
strait-laced(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
3
testy(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross)
3
up tight
3
wound up(expression, adjective, delicate, excited, anxious)
2
affected(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
afraid(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
2
aghast(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
2
all shook up(expression, idiom, upset, crazy, nervous)
2
austere(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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