5
humble(verb, depress, discourage, sadden)
5
humiliate(verb, depress, discourage, sadden)
5
overawe(verb, subdue, depress, discourage, deter)
5
prevent(verb, stop, suppress, hinder, obstruct)
5
sink(verb, worry, fail, strain, annoy)
5
unman(verb, upset, depress, discourage, deter)
4
baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, fail)
4
confuse(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
4
crush(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
4
faze(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
4
indispose(verb, depress, discourage, sadden, dissuasion)
4
lower(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
4
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
4
thwart(verb, stop, upset, fail, prevent)
4
upset(verb, trouble, dull, reduce, bother)
3
appall(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
3
avert(verb, dissuade)
3
beat down(verb, expression, upset, trouble, dull)
3
check(verb, stop, hold, suppress, prevent)
3
confound(verb, upset, bother, disturb, provoke)
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