11
take aback(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, shock)
9
awe(noun, verb, move, influence, excite)
9
confuse(verb, upset, beat, destroy, overcome)
9
perplex(verb, upset, trouble, obscure, shock)
8
petrify(verb, shock, commotion, wonder, frighten)
6
disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, obscure, shock)
5
electrify(verb, move, influence, stimulate, excite)
5
jar(verb, upset, disturb, push, stimulate)
5
overcome(verb, upset, beat, destroy, shock)
5
strike dumb(verb, expression, idiom, upset, shock)
4
alarm(noun, verb, upset, shock, affect)
4
baffle(verb, upset, trouble, obscure, shock)
4
discombobulate(verb, confuse, mistake, baffle, muddle)
4
impress(verb, move, influence, excite, shock)
4
intimidate(verb, alarm, impress, amaze, grandstand)
4
puzzle(verb, upset, trouble, beat, destroy)
4
rock(verb, upset, dull, disturb, push)
4
strike(verb, move, disturb, influence, stimulate)
4
throw(verb, confuse, mistake, baffle, surprise)
3
abash(noun, verb, upset, trouble, obscure)
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