15
disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
14
dishearten(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
14
startle(verb, upset, disturb, worry, shock)
14
trepidation(noun, feeling, worry, distress, anxiety)
14
unnerve(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
13
awe(noun, verb, upset, disturb, worry)
13
dispirit(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
13
intimidate(verb, upset, worry, distress, shock)
12
appall(verb, upset, disturb, worry, distress)
12
discourage(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
11
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
cow(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
10
deject(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb)
10
discompose(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
10
disturb(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
9
confound(verb, adjective, upset, break, trouble)
9
faze(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
9
fluster(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
9
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shock, agitate)
9
abash(noun, verb, disturb, annoy, shock)
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