112 entries under sadden topic. ×

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deter(verb, stop, upset, hold, check)
28
dishearten(verb, stop, upset, hold, dull)
22
dispirit(verb, upset, dull, help, reduce)
20
depress(verb, stop, upset, hold, dull)
18
daunt(verb, stop, upset, dull, check)
16
chill(noun, verb, stop, upset, dull)
16
demoralize(verb, upset, worry, dismiss, criticize)
15
deject(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
15
unnerve(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
14
dampen(verb, stop, upset, hold, dull)
14
disincline(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
14
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, upset)
13
dismay(noun, verb, upset, dull, reduce)
13
frighten(verb, stop, upset, check, bother)
11
cow(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
dash(verb, stop, upset, dull, reduce)
9
disparage(verb, upset, disturb, criticize, weaken)
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