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disorder(shock, confuse, confound, disconcert)
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deflect
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bother(upset, calm, trouble, hurt)
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detract(disturb, confuse, discourage, deter)
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flurry(upset, calm, trouble, hurt)
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engross(disturb, delight, interest, charm)
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lead astray(expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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madden(disturb, annoy, confuse, irritate)
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occupy(disturb, delight, interest, charm)
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rattle(phrasal verb, upset, calm, trouble)
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sidetrack(disturb, confuse, discourage, deter)
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throw off(expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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turn aside(expression, phrasal verb, disturb, confuse)
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derange(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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absorb(delight, interest, charm, cheer)
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daze(upset, trouble, obscure, shock)
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discombobulate(upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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frenzy(noun, upset, bother, disturb)
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throw(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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unsettle(upset, calm, trouble, bother)
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