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