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frighten(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
12
scare(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
10
alarm(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
8
dismay(noun, verb, upset, worry, shock)
8
terrify(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
6
terrorize(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
4
daunt(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
4
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
4
horrify(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
3
appall(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
3
unnerve(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
agitate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
chill(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
disconcert(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
discourage(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
dishearten(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
faze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
2
scare silly(verb, expression, idiom, fear, fill)
2
unhinge(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
1
freeze(shock, alarm, frighten, terrify)
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