| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accusatory | Suggesting blame or suspicion. |
| 2. | afraid | Feeling fear or dread. |
| 3. | agitated | Nervously upset. |
| 4. | alarmist | Prone to exaggerated fear. |
| 5. | alert | Watchful and ready. |
| 6. | anxiety-ridden | Filled with anxiety. |
| 7. | anxious | Worried and uneasy. |
| 8. | apprehensive | Worried something bad may happen. |
| 9. | cagey | Wary and unwilling to speak. |
| 10. | cautious | Careful to avoid danger. |
| 11. | chary | Cautiously reluctant to trust. |
| 12. | close-mouthed | Guarded and secretive. |
| 13. | conspiratorial | Seeing hidden plots. |
| 14. | crazed | Wildly irrational or disturbed. |
| 15. | cynical | Distrusting others’ motives. |
| 16. | defensive | Ready to guard against attack. |
| 17. | delusional | Holding false fixed beliefs. |
| 18. | demented | Mentally disturbed or irrational. |
| 19. | deranged | Mentally disturbed. |
| 20. | distressed | Very worried or upset. |
| 21. | distrustful | Lacking trust in others. |
| 22. | disturbed | Mentally troubled or upset. |
| 23. | doubting | Inclined to doubt others. |
| 24. | edgy | Tense and easily upset. |
| 25. | fear-obsessed | Obsessed with fearful possibilities. |
| 26. | fear-ridden | Dominated by fear. |
| 27. | fearful | Full of fear or alarm. |
| 28. | flustered | Nervously confused or upset. |
| 29. | frantic | Wild with fear or anxiety. |
| 30. | frenzied | Wildly agitated. |
| 31. | fretful | Worried and restless. |
| 32. | frightened | Afraid or alarmed. |
| 33. | guarded | Careful and not openly trusting. |
| 34. | haunted | Troubled by persistent fears. |
| 35. | hunted | Feeling pursued or threatened. |
| 36. | hyper-suspicious | Extremely suspicious. |
| 37. | hyperanxious | Extremely anxious. |
| 38. | hypersensitive | Overly sensitive to slights. |
| 39. | hypervigilant | Excessively alert to threats. |
| 40. | hysterical | Overcome by uncontrolled fear. |
| 41. | imagining things | Suspecting unreal problems. |
| 42. | insane | Mentally ill or irrational. |
| 43. | insecure | Lacking confidence or safety. |
| 44. | irrational | Not guided by reason. |
| 45. | jittery | Nervous and jumpy. |
| 46. | jumpy | Easily startled or alarmed. |
| 47. | keyed up | Nervously tense. |
| 48. | leery | Suspicious and cautious. |
| 49. | mad | Mentally disturbed; insane. |
| 50. | mistrustful | Slow to trust people. |
| 51. | mistrusting | Distrustful of others. |
| 52. | nervous | Easily worried or frightened. |
| 53. | neurotic | Excessively anxious or unstable. |
| 54. | obsessive | Preoccupied with persistent thoughts. |
| 55. | on guard | Watchful against possible danger. |
| 56. | overanxious | Excessively anxious. |
| 57. | overcautious | Too careful about possible danger. |
| 58. | overfearful | Excessively afraid. |
| 59. | oversensitive | Too easily offended or alarmed. |
| 60. | oversuspicious | Too suspicious of others. |
| 61. | overwrought | Extremely agitated or anxious. |
| 62. | panic-stricken | Overwhelmed by panic. |
| 63. | panicky | Overcome by sudden fear. |
| 64. | paranoiac | Affected by paranoid thinking. |
| 65. | persecuted | Feeling unfairly targeted. |
| 66. | persecutory | Involving beliefs of persecution. |
| 67. | phobic | Affected by irrational fear. |
| 68. | plot-minded | Inclined to see plots. |
| 69. | psychotic | Detached from reality. |
| 70. | rattled | Nervously shaken. |
| 71. | scared | Afraid or frightened. |
| 72. | shaken | Upset and frightened. |
| 73. | skeptical | Inclined to question claims. |
| 74. | skittish | Easily startled or nervous. |
| 75. | spooked | Frightened or unnerved. |
| 76. | suspecting | Inclined to suspect wrongdoing. |
| 77. | suspicion-ridden | Filled with suspicion. |
| 78. | suspicious | Inclined to distrust others. |
| 79. | terrified | Extremely afraid. |
| 80. | terror-stricken | Overwhelmed by terror. |
| 81. | threatened | Feeling in danger. |
| 82. | timorous | Fearful and easily frightened. |
| 83. | tormented | Greatly troubled mentally. |
| 84. | touchy | Easily offended or upset. |
| 85. | troubled | Worried or mentally upset. |
| 86. | twitchy | Nervous and restless. |
| 87. | unbalanced | Mentally or emotionally disturbed. |
| 88. | uneasy | Feeling worried or uncomfortable. |
| 89. | unhinged | Mentally disturbed or unstable. |
| 90. | unnerved | Made anxious or afraid. |
| 91. | unreasonable | Not sensible or rational. |
| 92. | unsettled | Disturbed and uneasy. |
| 93. | unstable | Emotionally or mentally unsteady. |
| 94. | untrusting | Not willing to trust. |
| 95. | vigilant | Alert to possible danger. |
| 96. | wary | Cautious because of possible danger. |
| 97. | watchful | Carefully alert for danger. |
| 98. | worked up | Emotionally agitated. |
| 99. | worried | Troubled by anxious thoughts. |
| 100. | worry-ridden | Filled with worry. |
