28
discourage(verb, stop, upset, hold, dull)
26
dispirit(verb, upset, dull, help, reduce)
19
depress(verb, stop, upset, hold, bother)
17
dismay(noun, verb, upset, dull, reduce)
16
daunt(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
15
deject(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
15
demoralize(verb, upset, worry, dismiss, criticize)
14
deter(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
13
chill(verb, upset, dull, reduce, bother)
12
dampen(verb, upset, hold, dull, reduce)
12
damp(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
12
sadden(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
12
unnerve(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
11
disappoint(verb, stop, upset, bother, disturb)
10
awe(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
9
dash(verb, stop, upset, fail, distress)
9
disconcert(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
9
shake(verb, upset, bother, disturb, provoke)
8
cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
8
demoralise(verb, discourage)
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