45 entries under upset topic. ×

18
degrade(verb, remove, reduce, ruin)
12
break(verb, remove, reduce, cause)
12
humble(verb, break, reduce, destroy)
11
lower(verb, cut, reduce, destroy)
11
reduce(verb, break, check, ruin)
8
abase(verb, reduce, destroy, crush)
6
demean(verb, reduce, destroy, crush)
4
debase(verb, reduce, destroy, crush)
1
abash(crush, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
bemean(verb, reduce, destroy, crush)
1
bring down(verb, expression, cut, crush)
1
cast down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy)
1
chagrin(crush, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
chasten(crush, shame, expel, humiliate)
1
confound(verb, reduce, ruin, crush)
1
confuse(verb, crush, shame, subdue)
1
crush(verb, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
cut to the quick(expression, idiom, crush, shame)
1
deflate(verb, cut, check, reduce)
1
deny(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
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