| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset) |
| dismay(noun, verb, upset, dull, reduce) |
| frighten(verb, stop, upset, check, bother) |
| restrain(verb, stop, control, dull, check) |
| curb(verb, stop, hold, control, dull) |
| impede(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| repel(verb, stop, upset, reject, disregard) |
| cow(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| divert(verb, stop, take, check, oppose) |
| sadden(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| scare(verb, stop, upset, check, bother) |
| shake(verb, stop, upset, check, bother) |
| abash(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock) |
| awe(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate) |
| bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| dash(verb, stop, upset, dull, reduce) |
| disparage(verb, upset, disturb, criticize, weaken) |
| distress(verb, upset, dull, reduce, bother) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |