14
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset)
13
dismay(noun, verb, upset, dull, reduce)
13
frighten(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
13
restrain(verb, stop, control, dull, check)
12
curb(verb, stop, hold, control, dull)
12
impede(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
12
repel(verb, stop, upset, reject, disregard)
11
cow(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
11
divert(verb, stop, take, check, oppose)
11
sadden(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
10
scare(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
10
shake(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
9
abash(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
9
awe(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
9
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
9
dash(verb, stop, upset, dull, reduce)
9
disparage(verb, upset, disturb, criticize, weaken)
9
distress(verb, upset, dull, reduce, bother)
9
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
9
stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
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