heebie-jeebies

/ˌhiː.biːˈdʒiː.biːz/noun

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A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.

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collywobbles creeps fear willies

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be afraid of be frightened of be in awe of be scared of be terrorise bellyache butterflies butterflies in one’s stomach dithers mulligrubs

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