9
awe(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
8
appal(verb, adjective, upset, shock, horrify)
8
depress(verb, upset, disturb, shock, weaken)
8
disconcert(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
8
dissuade(verb, dissuade, deject, de-motivate)
7
dampen(verb, stop, upset, trouble, dull)
7
dash(verb, depress, humble, discourage, sadden)
7
demoralize(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
7
faze(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
7
frighten off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
7
scare off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, shock)
7
subdue(verb, discourage, deter, alarm, bully)
7
upset(verb, trouble, dull, reduce, bother)
6
baffle(verb, discourage, deter, alarm, intimidate)
6
bulldoze(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
6
discomfit(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
6
paralyze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, destroy)
6
prevent(verb, dissuade)
6
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset)
6
thwart(verb, frustrate, discourage, deter, alarm)
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