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shy(adjective, anxious, afraid, apprehensive)
6
alarmed(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
6
fretful(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
6
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, anxious, shy)
6
jittery(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
5
edgy(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, nervous)
5
uptight(adjective, upset, wild, excited, uncertain)
5
unnerved(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
4
antsy(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
4
flustered(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
4
nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
4
ruffled(verb, adjective, state, hurt, weak)
4
shaky(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
4
stressed(verb, adjective)
4
unquiet(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
3
bugged(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
3
cautious(adjective, uneasy, bothered)
3
fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
3
neurotic(anxious, troubled, uneasy, bothered)
3
overwrought(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
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